NEWS OPINION
CITY COUNCIL’S BACKGROUND CHECK PROPOSAL PUTS FIREARMS DEALERS UNDER THE GUN
HOW TO SAVE OUR FOURTH OF JULY
MUSIC
HIGH-DESERT ROCK? RIOT GRRRL? NEW OLD FUTURE FINDS ITS SOUND
MONTANA PRIDE ETC. CELEBRATING DURING A TIME OF MOURNING
[2] Missoula Independent • June 23–June 30, 2016
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Voices/Letters Guns, votes and library ...........................................................................4 The Week in Review Big Sky Brewing, Garden City Harvest and Amber Alert .............6 Briefs Mac the Moose, stashed train cars and campaign finance....................................6 Etc. Celebrating Montana Pride during a time of mourning...........................................7 News Fireworks vendor explains canceling Southgate Mall show..................................8 News Background check proposal puts firearms dealers under the gun.......................9 Opinion A simple plan to save Independence Day in Missoula ...................................10 Opinion Elizabeth Warren’s chance to do right by American Indians ..........................11 Feature On the ground floor of Missoula’s building boom..........................................14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts Bry Froelich masters the riot grrrl sound in New Old Future ...............................18 Books Dan Flores talks coyote avatars and hunting history.........................................19 Art Painter Parvin Zabetian on memorizing clouds ......................................................20 Film Weiner follows the implosion of a campaign........................................................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................22 BrokeAss Gourmet Tempeh avocado banh mi ............................................................23 Happiest Hour Eric Ryan Simmons at Plonk................................................................25 8 Days a Week Movin’ on up........................................................................................26 Agenda Spin-a-Thon......................................................................................................34 Mountain High Zip lining at Snowbowl......................................................................35
Exclusives
Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-8 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12
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missoulanews.com • June 23–June 30, 2016 [3]
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STREET TALK
by Andrew Graham
Asked Monday afternoon at Draught Works Brewery This week’s feature story looks at Missoula’s current building boom. What do you think has been the most noticeable new development in Missoula? Followup: What’s one thing you’d still like to see added to Missoula?
Colt Tronson: That Stockman Bank, just because I live in the area, so I see that giant hole in the ground all the time. Happy customer: I’m pretty satisfied with how it is.
Connie Moothart: As a student I’m really interested to see how the new Missoula College turns out. They do a lot of good stuff at the college, so that’s awesome that they’re expanding. Just the way you are: I feel like for my needs as a person living in Missoula, I’m pretty set.
Mike McGovern: The Verizon building on Broadway. It kind of stands out. Culinary hole: Another good vegan restaurant.
Danyel Longmire: I would say the mall. Just because of location and logistics. It’s close to where I live. Inside time: I would like to see more indoor places for kids, play places that are indoors.
Kascie Herron: Given that I don’t live in Missoula my access to town is kind of limited to Brooks Street, so I think optically it’s the mall. I live in the Bitterroot. Nature Trails: A better river trail system that incorporates access but also a healthy riparian area.
[4] Missoula Independent • June 23–June 30, 2016
Searching for answers Just one story I carried an M-16 for a year in Vietnam. Upon returning home, a high school friend wanted to know if I had smuggled home a selector switch, which apparently can be installed in an AR-15 for full automatic capability. If this is true, do you suppose there is a black market for this device and are there such weapons available? Machine guns are still illegal, aren’t they? This is a serious question: Can any gun owner explain why they feel the need to own an assault weapon? Is it just because you can? Is it a slightly wicked thrill to have one or do you really see yourself in close combat against whoever it is you fear? Is it just to assert your right to own whatever weapon you desire? An AR-15 shoots a high velocity round that will destroy flesh and bone and is not that good at long range, so it’s not ideal for hunting. What do you do with such a weapon? Just for the record, I own long guns and pistols, and I once had a concealed weapon permit—although, after Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, I have become somewhat of a peacenik, thinking those wars pretty much only benefited arms manufacturers at a huge cost to American citizens. Maybe you think an assault weapon ban will lead to losing the Second Amendment entirely (fat chance), and of course there are a bajillion assault weapons already out there, just waiting for the next drunk, stoned or mentally unstable person to pick one up. And I also realize our current political status has us so polarized that any compromise will be unlikely. But if you support the sales of assault weapons, explain to the public how you would prevent mass killings. I know, if there aren’t guns people will use knives and clubs. But if those are so dangerous and effective, why don’t you just arm yourself with those? I really want answers to these questions. Anybody willing to write a reply? Steve Wheat Polson
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My name is Max Firehammer. Last week, I graduated from Hellgate High School. This September, I will go to study creative writing at Hamline University in Saint Paul. I owe much of my success to the Missoula Public Library. When I was in middle school, I began to write short stories. Given my lack of experience, most of these were just collections of drifting ideas or blatant imitations of my favorite writers. But I tried. Then I began attending a young adult writers group at the library. We shared our writing with each other, and received feedback, praise and constructive criticism.
“This is a serious question: Can any gun owner explain why they feel the need to own an assault weapon?”
I continued to go to the young adult writer’s group as often as possible for the next five years. Through this program at our public library, I was motivated to write fiction almost nonstop and acquired skills that have helped me not only in my pursuit of this passion, but also with my college preparation and a wide range of other areas. All of this is only the story of how a single resource at the library has helped a single person. Considering how long the library has been around, the variety of resources it provides and the sheer number of people it serves each day (1,500, on average), there must be hundreds who have had experiences similar to my own. However, our library could easily be doing so much more. The building is sadly outdated. The shelves are full.
There are not enough outlets or even enough places to sit. The library is not currently able to achieve its full potential to serve our community. We can fix that. If the bond is passed and these problems are solved and the resources provided are expanded, just imagine the possibilities. Please vote YES for our library. Max Firehammer Missoula
Thank you, voters I want to thank the over 10,000 Missoula County voters who supported me in the Democratic primary for Missoula County commissioner. With that victory, I’m now ready to take on the Republican candidate in the general election this fall. It’s been a pleasure meeting residents across this great county over the past few months, from Condon to Lolo to the Ninemile—hearing your concerns and visions for the county, and looking for creative solutions that balance competing interests. I also want to thank my opponent in the race, Stacy Rye, for her commitment to public service, for running a strong campaign, and for shining a spotlight on many important issues. Running for or serving in public office—regardless of party affiliation—is not easy, and I applaud folks who are willing to step up, make themselves accountable to their constituents and give back to their communities. So thanks, Stacy, for your continued service to our community. In the weeks and months to come, I’ll continue reaching out to folks across our county to hear how we can ensure that Missoula County remains the brightest star in Montana’s Big Sky. We may not always agree, but I’ll do my best to listen and figure out where common ground exists to move the county forward. My priorities remain the same: land stewardship and conservation, good planning, public safety and social justice. And through it all, bridging the urban-rural divide that too often dominates politics. How we achieve these goals is where the rubber meets the road, but I’m confident that we can get there together. Dave Strohmaier Missoula
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missoulanews.com • June 23–June 30, 2016 [5]
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Joe Weston
Wednesday, June 15 A Missoula City Council committee renews discussion about a proposed ordinance that would strengthen background check requirements for gun purchasers. To read more, see page 9.
Thursday, June 16 The Missoula Redevelopment Agency approves a request from Garden City Harvest for $53,000 to help improve its River Road farm. At the same meeting, MRA turns down the Brooks Street Wendy’s, which asked for $50,000 to upgrade its building.
Friday, June 17 Big Sky Brewing’s 21st anniversary party at Caras Park distributes 1,000 commemorative steel pint glasses by 7 p.m., leaving about 1,500 additional attendees to make do with plastic keg cups. Proceeds from the party will benefit the nonprofit biking group MTB Missoula.
Saturday, June 18 The remains of a WWII prisoner of war are buried in a Corvallis cemetery during a ceremony attended by local veterans. Army Cpl. George Simmons’ body was exhumed from a mass grave in the Philippines in 2014 and identified by the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory.
Sunday, June 19 The Amber Alert for an 8-month-old boy from North Carolina is canceled after Missoula law enforcement find him with his noncustodial parents at a local motel. Authorities say the baby was unharmed.
Monday, June 20 Missoula City Council approves an ordinance that governs the management of Mountain Water, while it awaits the state Supreme Court’s final ruling on whether the city can legally take possession of the utility.
Tuesday, June 21 Western Montana Fair formally announces plans for its inaugural brewfest to be held Aug. 12 in the Culinary Building. It becomes at least the third local brewfest of the season.
Since early June Montana Rail Link has stashed more than 300 railcars along the Bitterroot branch, occupying more than three miles of track between Lolo and Florence. For more, read the story below.
Montana Rail Link
Unused car lot Missoula County Commissioner Nicole Rowley received a courtesy call late last month from Montana Rail Link. The company was planning to utilize a seldom-used stretch of track between Missoula and Florence for the storage of hundreds of empty railcars, she recalls, and spokesman Jim Lewis wanted the county to know about MRL’s plans, in case officials got any complaints from nearby residents. “They knew that we’d probably receive some calls about it,” Rowley says, though she acknowledges she’s received no such calls yet. Over the past several weeks, MRL has stashed 300 railcars in a broken string along the Bitterroot branch—a total that could increase to as many as 550. According to Lewis, the storage project is due to a nationwide decline in rail shipments in recent months, particularly coal. For MRL alone, coal shipments in the first five months of 2016 were down 42 percent from the same period last year;
[6] Missoula Independent • June 23–June 30, 2016
nationwide that drop was 33.3 percent. “At this time it is unclear how long the empty cars will be in storage,” Lewis said in an email response to questions. “It is MRL’s hope that these markets recover soon and we can do what we do best; providing safe and reliable transportation service to Montana businesses and regional rail shippers.” Lewis added MRL has stored approximately 3,000 railcars at “multiple locations” between Huntley, Mont., and Sandpoint, Idaho, as a result of the decline. MRL had also furloughed nearly 50 employees “as recently as a few weeks ago,” Lewis said, though the company has “begun the process” of bringing some of them back to work due to grain shipments from the Midwest. The company’s storage project prompted questions not just from county officials but from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Regional Supervisor Randy Arnold, after hearing about the situation from the county, reached out to Lewis in late May for more information. The agency’s primary concern was twofold, he says: Would the cars block public fishing access sites, and would they
hinder wildlife movement in the valley floor? The answer to both appeared to be no. Arnold says all the fishing access sites were accommodated and a number of 250-foot gaps were left at various points along the stored cars to allow both vehicular and wildlife passage. “The sense that I had and my wildlife staff had was that wildlife, they will be impacted by it but I think the impact is going to be pretty minimal,” Arnold says. “I think they’re going to figure it out.” FWP and the county intend to continue monitoring the ongoing storage situation. Each seems content with how MRL has handled things for now, but Rowley says it’ll be important to keep an open line of communication with the company to respond to any complaints or concerns that may arise, especially given the indefinite time frame of the project. “It’s one of those issues where we don’t have jurisdiction over the railroad,” Rowley says. “It’s them storing their property on their property.” Alex Sakariassen
[news] Politics
A debate ramps up Both sides of the campaign finance debate in Montana appear to be gearing up for a fight. Those opposed to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United, which declared corporate spending in campaigns was protected as free speech, are attempting to capitalize on recent gains in California, New York and Washington to obtain wider support for a constitutional amendment overturning the decision. Meanwhile, conservatives are ramping up their challenge against the state’s campaign finance laws. On May 31, Rep. Matthew Monforton, R-Bozeman, and nine other Republican state lawmakers requested a special session of the Montana Legislature to correct perceived defects in the state’s campaign finance landscape. First, Monforton says, the group seeks to close what it calls the “Bullock Loophole� allowing political parties to give unlimited in-kind contributions to candidates. Second, they allege that decades-old contribution limits enacted in the wake of a May ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell are “unconstitutional.� “My personal opinion is that contribution limits do nothing other than benefit the incumbents,� Monforton says, “because incumbent candidates always have significant institutional advantages when they run for reelection.� Monforton would prefer to do away with contribution limits entirely, seeing them as a violation of free speech. He’s not surprised that others in Montana are pushing back against Citizens United, but it does concern him. After all, he says, Montana is “far and away the most anti-free speech state in the country.� “The efforts by these folks are at best misguided,� he adds, “and at worst a deliberate attempt to eviscerate the First Amendment rights that we’ve come to know and expect.� Rep. Bryce Bennett, D-Missoula, counters such thinking by pointing out that Montana’s I-166, which called for a level playing field in campaign spending, won in every single county in the state in 2012. Bennett also serves as executive director of MontPIRG, a longtime supporter of passing “the 28th Amendment� and a cosponsor of a June 23 presentation at the University of Montana law school on overturning Citizens United. “I would ask them to find one person in Montana who thinks we need more money in our politics,� he says. “I don’t think that they’re going to find that person.�
C.B. Pearson, who helped spearhead I-166 and organized the presentation at UM, says Montana became a key leader in the campaign finance reform movement years ago, and the state’s role in the battle is far from over. “These sorts of fights are pretty long-term,� he says. “Just as we have rules and regulations for the NBA finals, we can’t just let the Cavaliers or one side dictate all the rules and then pump all the money into it.� As for the chances of a special session actually happening, Bennett puts them at “roughly zero percent.� Alex Sakariassen
Fort Missoula
Meet Mac As the first phase of the 156-acre Fort Missoula Regional Park nears completion, the massive project has a new public face. Meet Mac the Moose, a genial mascot intended to help promote the complex to the local community. Mac will likely make his first appearance at the park’s September grand opening. FMRP project manager Neil Miner says the west side will be completed by then, with trails, picnic shelters and new roads. The focal point will be the massive Bella Vista Pavilion, which can accommodate 500 people. The branding and architecture is all inspired by the Civilian Conservation Corps and pre-WWII design, since Fort Missoula served as the northwestern headquarters for the CCC from 1933 to 1940. “Every time someone goes out here that hasn’t seen it yet, they’re amazed at the scale of it,� Miner says. “I think people will be amazed at the finished look and the CCC look.� The soccer fields will also be done by September, though Miner says activities can’t begin until next spring in order to give the new sod time to take root. Staring July 1, workers will begin the process of placing 1 million square feet of it. “We’re trying to do 100,000 square feet a day,�
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Montana’s rank in the 2016 Kids Count child well-being report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It’s the state’s best ranking since 2013.
On the evening of June 16, the University of Montana lit up Main Hall with the colors of the rainbow to honor the 49 victims of a mass shooting at an Orlando gay club. A crowd of about 100 gathered on the Oval in solidarity. It was a solemn start to the state’s Pride weekend, but not all the news was grim. At the annual Big Sky Pride party, which kicked off the next day in Great Falls, many looked to some hopeful signs for the LGBT community. “How we conquer our obstacles also morphs us into the people we are,� Anita Green told a crowd during her speech at a Saturday Pride rally. “The queer community can and will overcome whatever obstacles are thrown our way.� Green should know. She made history last year as the first openly transgender woman to run for Missoula City Council, and she made history again June 11 when the Montana Democratic Party elected her to serve as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention. In late July, she and the state’s 19 other delegates will go to Philadelphia, where she’ll get a chance to talk to national party leaders about issues that are important to Montanans. Green says she’s attending as a Bernie Sanders supporter. “I’m encouraging Montanans to reach out to me to have their voices heard so that we can address what it is that they want to have addressed at the Democratic National Convention,� she says. Queer rights and public lands are on the top of her list. Green appeared at the Pride rally along with Roberta Zenker, who is the first openly transgender attorney in Montana. The rally was also attended by Superintendent for Public Instruction and congressional candidate Denise Juneau, who would become the first openly gay Native American woman elected to Congress if she beats Rep. Ryan Zinke in November. Green takes heart that the increased visibility of the LGBT community is a sign of better things to come. “I hope that my election has given people in the community hope, especially queer people in the community,� Green says. “I don’t want them to be afraid because of the tragedy that happened in Orlando. I want them to be proud of who they are.�
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Miner says. “It will green up really quick out there.� In summer 2017, work will start on the east side of the park, which will feature a five-plex of softball fields, baseball diamonds, an all-abilities playground and courts for tennis, bocce ball and pickleball. A dog park and a “teen pod� facility oriented toward youth is also forthcoming, though the designs aren’t yet ironed out. As work continues throughout the complex, Mac the Moose will become its public ambassador. So far, he’s been an inexpensive part of the process. Lisa Moisey, parks and trails program manager for Missoula County, says it cost about $1,500 to contract with local advertising firm Windfall to come up with the park’s logo and branding. Moisey points out it’s a minimal expense held up against the $42 million cost of the Parks and Trails Bond, which was approved by voters in 2014. The bond included the regional park construction, as well as improvements to 11 city playgrounds and a new trails program. “It’s a tiny piece, but it’s an important piece for us,� she says. “People come to Missoula and they want to go to Splash Montana. We’re hoping people will be equally excited to come to Fort Missoula Regional Park and see that logo and think of this wonderful place that offers these amazing outdoor opportunities.� In coming months, Parks and Rec will approve a final design for Mac the Moose. They’ll also design a mascot costume so kids can meet Mac in person. He’ll join the ranks of other mascots who represent the city’s biggest parks, including Oscar the Otter at Splash Montana and Silver the Raccoon at Silver Park. Kate Whittle
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The longtime vendor that produced Southgate Mall’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks backed out of the event—and all of its display fireworks shows across the state—after they became unprofitable.
Snuffed out Fireworks vendor explains canceling Southgate Mall show by Derek Brouwer
There’s no visible sign for Montana Display Fireworks, located in a warehouse past the Missoula International Airport, but the company name is plastered in big black letters on the inside of a steel door that’s unlocked even though the lights are off, a desk chair is empty and the clock shows 5:30 p.m. The building is surrounded by rows upon rows of bruised shipping containers and trailers, more than a hundred in total. A mother skunk and her kits scurry across the dirt, from one trailer tire to another. A piece of paper taped to the unlocked door instructs visitors to check in at the main office, described as a brown warehouse. It’s likewise nondescript, but as soon as the door opens, owner Mike Brown calls out from his desk in the back. Southgate Mall officials were vague on details when they announced June 16 that the annual Fourth of July fireworks would be canceled, saying only that the mall’s longtime vendor—which they declined to name— backed out five weeks earlier due to “changes in their industry.” Brown would like to keep it that way. He confirms Montana Display Fireworks is the unnamed vendor, but says he won’t answer many questions because he doesn’t want a “hatchet job” on the company.
Nonetheless, it soon becomes apparent that Brown is as disappointed about the outcome as the families who gather throughout the valley to watch the annual show. He can’t help but explain himself, saying his insurance rates doubled this past year, setting fire to whatever meager profits still existed in the display fireworks shows. The rows of shipping containers outside are actually part of the consumer wholesale side of the business, Great Grizzly Fireworks, that Brown’s father created in the 1980s (the display fireworks are buried in bunkers). Putting on a Fourth of July show was Richard Brown’s pet project, his son says, and he often liked to launch a few more fireworks than the mall actually paid for. After Richard passed away last September, his son ultimately decided to focus on Great Grizzly. He calls it a business decision. Brown mentions Missoula isn’t the only Montana town that must find a new fireworks vendor this summer, but he ends the interview when the Indy’s reporter asks about the other communities. Anaconda is among them, according to Mike Strutzel of the volunteer Anaconda Celebrations United Veterans group, which organizes the local Fourth of July show.
“It was sort of a scramble,” he says. Montana Display Fireworks both supplied and orchestrated Missoula’s Fourth of July show, and the mall’s marking director, Trisha Shepard, noted the difficulty of finding a fill-in crew after most holiday events around the region were already scheduled. “We tried everything we could, just short of me applying for an ATF explosives license, so I could shoot the fireworks myself,” Shepard said in a press release announcing the cancelation. Anaconda, on the other hand, always relies on local, trained volunteers to set off the explosives. Strutzel’s 14-member committee needed only to find a new fireworks supplier, and Montana Display Fireworks helped them do it. Their show will continue as planned. Strutzel adds that he enjoyed working with the Missoula outfit, in part because the company used to let the Anaconda group pay its bill whenever it scraped together enough donations. Oftentimes the money didn’t come in until after the community saw the fireworks burst in the summer night sky. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
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Business decisions Background check proposal puts firearms dealers under the gun by Derek Brouwer
Dan Louden hasn’t decided what he’ll do if Missoula City Council approves an ordinance to extend background checks to private gun sales and transfers. His pawn shop, Cash on Broadway, is one of 61 Missoula businesses with a federal firearms license, or FFL, that enables him to conduct the checks for local residents. Actually providing the service wouldn’t be an inconvenience for Louden, but the proposal itself has him scratching his head. “It’s a nice idea,” he says. “It’s just not really practical and it doesn’t make any sense to me.” The ordinance, first introduced last fall and resurrected this month, has been bombarded with abstract questions— whether it’s legal, whether it would actually reduce gun violence—but its fate likely hinges first on the business decisions of people like Louden. Those dealers are finding themselves in the political crosshairs. Gun rights advocates have called local dealers to discern whether they would offer the background checks, insisting to council that most—or all—would not do so, either for philosophical or business reasons. The city is “shoving it off on the backs of private businesspeople,” Missoula gun show organizer Hayes Otoupalik says. When Councilman Bryan von Lossberg told committee members during a June 15 discussion that he had found a local dealer to facilitate the transfer of a friend’s hunting rifle, the first public commenter demanded to know which business did the check. Von Lossberg won’t say. Von Lossberg, who is sponsoring the ordinance, acknowledges that since dealers can’t be compelled to facilitate private sales, at least some of them need to buy in. It’s one reason he tabled the proposal last fall, even though he figures he had enough support among fellow council members. “I don’t want to pass legislation simply for the symbolic nature of passing legislation,” von Lossberg says. “I want responsible gun owners who want to engage in transactions to have this tool available to them.” Businesses that decide to go along
with the ordinance may risk losing customers who oppose the measure, warns Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association. Among the most vocal Second Amendment advocates in the state, Marbut says he would be less inclined to do business with an entity that wasn’t “philosophically aligned with my outlook,” though he stops short of personally proposing a boycott. “People will say, ‘Don’t do business with this business anymore, because they’re going along with gun control,’” he says, “but I’m not going to be the guy who says that.” Marbut’s claim doesn’t surprise
business around, whether it’s city government or the gun lobby. “They don’t own me and they never will,” says Kris Bonner, owner of Accu-Arms gunsmith on South Third Street West. Bonner views the proposed ordinance as “Missoula idiocracy” at its finest. He notes some logistical problems with providing the background checks, such as a scenario in which both the buyer and seller are denied, requiring him to confiscate the weapon. Yet Bonner already gets the occasional request from customers to do it, and he gladly complies for a $25 fee. “It’s about me providing a professional service to my customers who I have walk-
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A proposed city ordinance would extend background checks to most private gun sales and transfers while relying on willing gun dealers to provide the service. Kris Bonner, of Accu-Arms, scoffs at the ordinance but says he would offer the checks.
von Lossberg, who responds by saying he’s also heard from “more and more gun owners who feel this is the right thing to do.” He also notes that retailers generally seize an opportunity to get potential customers in the door. The largest gun dealers in town, including several corporate retailers, have told Marbut they won’t offer background checks for private sales, and no FFL dealer has testified before council to say they would. But at least one locally owned dealer says he won’t let anyone push his
ing through my door,” he says. Whatever council decides won’t change how Accu-Arms operates. Bonner adds that if one of his customers is worried about failing the background check, whether because they have a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction or a medical marijuana card, he wouldn’t hesitate to offer some friendly advice. “I would tell them the county line is eight blocks over,” he says. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
missoulanews.com • June 23–June 30, 2016 [9]
[opinion]
Go Fourth A simple plan to save Independence Day in Missoula by Dan Brooks
It was with great sadness and a little gin that I read Southgate Mall had canceled its Fourth of July fireworks display this year. The company that plans and executes the show pulled out five weeks ago, citing changes to its industry. Mall manager Trisha Shepard knows what that means: government overreach. “The expense of covering the insurance, getting products transported, all the same things that we ran into when we tried to put on the show ourselves,” she told News Talk KGVO. “Regulations are getting so tough for safety purposes that they just couldn’t do it this year.” Regulations! I find it ironic that regulations would spoil the holiday whose very name means freedom. This Independence Day will find us independent from England, perhaps, but we remain in thrall to a government that tells us when and where to shoot exploding rockets. Fortunately, there’s still time to show corrupt politicians in the pocket of Big Sparkler that democracy isn’t for sale. America doesn’t come with terms and conditions. If we all band together, We the People can save the Fourth of July. I know what you’re thinking: What about safety? It’s true that if tens of thousands of Missoulians converge to shoot fireworks together, we risk triggering a fireworks shortage. The wave of demand might swamp vendors and leave us vulnerable for the rest of the summer. But if it means preserving an American tradition, that’s a risk I’m willing to take. I have always loved the Fourth of July, ever since I was a kid. In my hometown, graduating seniors used to grab a 12-pack and drink it at the municipal fireworks display, then go to the highest point we could find and throw up. Sadly, in ways none of us could have predicted, this tradition turned tragic. The annual fireworks display was canceled out of respect for the family my friend threw up and then fell on, and the mill shut down after that. Eventually, the town was disbanded.
[10] Missoula Independent • June 23–June 30, 2016
That’s why I came here: to warn you. If Missoula loses its semi-official mall fireworks show, we risk losing our independent spirit. The only sensible plan is for each family to buy 10 or 20 class-B mortars, put on whatever music they feel is appropriate and give the redcoats a show they won’t soon forget.
“Fortunately, there’s still time to show corrupt politicians in the pocket of Big Sparkler that democracy isn’t for sale.”
But no sooner does this cry of freedom ring out across the land than a tyrannical government moves to squelch it. The Missoula City Fire Department has reminded residents that fireworks are illegal inside city limits. “Some novelty fireworks are allowed…but the larger fireworks are still illegal within the city limits,” Assistant Fire Marshall Dax Fraser said. “Part of that is just being a good citizen, because when you shoot off loud fireworks it can disturb your neighbors.” The assistant marshall should not
ignore the will of the people because of his irrational opposition to fire and its works. Don’t hide behind my neighbors’ need for sleep, either. I’m sorry the mayor removes his powdered wig and settles into bed at dusk, but he’ll just have to wake along with liberty. The Founding Fathers knew that Americans were responsible enough to organize their own fireworks displays, and they designed the Constitution to protect that right. My own father taught me that fireworks are a tool, not a toy, and they must be used sparingly and with extreme caution, except for one day each year. He’s the one who instructed me in the system of checks and verbal confirmations used when shooting a Roman candle from a moving car to make sure the windows are rolled down. He showed me how to launch a bottle rocket out of a package of Black Cats. I still remember the last thing he said to me: “Watch this.” Then suddenly, inexplicably, the whole hayloft was ablaze. My father’s advice echoes in my mind today. Watch this, I think, looking reverently up at the sky. Then I think, Watch what? Bereft of fireworks, the sky is as stupid and boring as an old book. America isn’t about burdensome regulations that try to save every single finger. It’s not about protecting neighborhood dogs and dry grasses. It’s about independence and the freedom to do literally anything. The Fourth of July celebrates our unique role as the pot that melts the world—a day to frighten the British using China’s loudest invention. It’s about reminding a tyrannical government that they can take our taxes and even give them to the mall, but they will never take our freedom. You’ll have to pry the fireworks from my cold, evenly scattered hands. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and the dangers of drinking gin at combatblog.net.
[opinion]
Mistaken identity Elizabeth Warren’s chance to do right by American Indians by April Youpee-Roll
Elizabeth Warren has emerged on Hillary Clinton’s short list for vice president. The U.S. senator from Massachusetts is unabashedly progressive and admired by many for her strong and vocal stance on economic and social issues. She’s also become the left’s go-to foil for Donald Trump, calling the presumptive Republican nominee out on Twitter for his blatant racism and lack of substance. Yet in May, when Trump began referring to Warren as “Pocahontas,” and his supporters coined the hashtag #elizabethwarrenindiannames, Warren’s internet posse slammed Trump with his own hashtag: #trumpindiannames. And just last week, someone went so far as to register Pocahontas.com and use the page to redirect to Warren’s own campaign website. It remains unclear if the senator’s staff or an unrelated supporter claimed the address. I’m not interested in discussing Trump’s inexcusable, racially charged mocking. It’s not worth the column inches. Trump is nothing but a troll. On the other hand, leaders like Warren encourage our idealism. In doing so, she invites high expectations, and I will not apologize for my disappointment in her failure to meet them when it comes to discussing her heritage. Warren’s refusal to adequately address the initial attacks on her identity in 2012, and her apparent complacency when her own supporters openly use the same as a running punch line to hit back at Trump, underscore a serious lack of understanding about the real impact false claims of Indian identity have on individual native people and tribal communities. In spring 2012, I received an unexpected phone call. It was a reporter from the Boston Globe wanting to know if, during my time as president of Native Americans at Harvard College, I had any knowledge of Warren’s claim to be Cherokee. I had recently moved home to Montana from Massachusetts, and was delighted to see Warren challenge Scott Brown for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. She seemed so smart and so progressive, and there she was in the national spotlight for playing Indian. I declined to return the Globe’s call, awaiting her sharp and thoughtful response: a national teachable
moment on Indian identity and tribal citizenship that I was sure Warren would use to explain and resolve the controversy. Instead, Warren first demurred, then dug in. In May 2012, she defended herself by sharing family legends about Indian ancestry, and referring to a photo of her grandfather, who “had high cheek bones like all of the Indians do.” She played into then-Sen. Brown’s hand by addressing his accusations that she might’ve benefitted from her claims; there’s no evidence to suggest she did, but the question is wholly beside the point. Meanwhile, Brown openly mocked her, at one point sending Senate staffers to Warren rallies, where they war whooped in turkey feather headdresses. That national teachable moment I’d hoped for was lost, distilled to base mythology and caricature, largely because
“That national teachable moment I’d hoped for was lost, distilled to base mythology and caricature” Warren refused to admit that she lacked an understanding of modern Indian identity. After Warren defeated Brown, most of the discussion of her Cherokee claim was relegated to the dark corners of the internet, where ad hominem attacks in the form of photos of Warren in photoshopped headdresses linger. They are attacks, in my mind, that denigrate native people more than they have ever hurt Warren. But now, as national attention again focuses on her identity, Warren must do what she failed to do in 2012: listen and learn. Indian identity is not a mythical connection to a long romanticized (and assumed long dead) people. It’s not a commodity, up for grabs and outside definition. Indian identity is alive. It’s a conversation that native people are having right now about kinship,
family, civic participation and nationhood. Here are the facts: Elizabeth Warren is not a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians or the United Keetowah Band of Cherokee. She is not eligible for citizenship because she has no traceable Cherokee ancestors. The Cherokee are the most common target of specious claims to Indian ancestry, a fact some scholars attribute to early romanticism of the Cherokee struggle for sovereignty, developing as a justification for the anti-federalist sentiment in the antebellum south. Often these claims are traced to family lore and legend, sometimes of a “Cherokee princess” greatgrandmother. I believe such claims are ultimately rooted in a natural desire to belong; it’s understandably hard to stomach that we all live on stolen land, but that is the unpleasant truth of this nation’s colonial roots. It is also a fact that Warren’s claims—and the thousands just like them—have a measurable impact on the lives of American Indians. By mythologizing Indian identity, one implicitly furthers assimilation by undercutting the legitimacy of resilient, strong and modern tribal communities. As a result, tribal governments struggle to exercise their sovereignty, which predates the U.S. Constitution. Tribal courts struggle to punish non-native offenders committing crimes within reservation borders. Native youth commit suicide at epidemic rates and experience tangible psychological trauma as a result of external consumption, definition and mockery of the identity they were born and raised with. It’s easy to lose sight of these consequences, especially in a highly polarized political context, where sound-bites survive above substance. But, for better or worse, progressive hero Elizabeth Warren is in a position to make a real, national impact, and to empower native people. All she has to do is make the effort to recognize and learn from the thriving, resilient communities she claims to belong to. April Youpee-Roll is a third-year law student at the University of Montana and a member of the Fort Peck Tribes, originally from Poplar.
missoulanews.com • June 23–June 30, 2016 [11]
[offbeat]
APP NAUSEAM – In May, the Norwegian Consumer Council staged a live, 32-hour TV broadcast marathon – a word-for-word reading of the “terms of service” for internet applications Instagram, Spotify and more than two dozen others, totaling 900 pages and 250,000 words of legal restrictions and conditions that millions of users “voluntarily” agree to when they sign up (usually via a mouse click or finger swipe). A council official called such terms “bordering on the absurd,” as consumers could not possibly understand everything they were legally binding themselves to. The reading was another example of Norway’s fascination with “slow TV”–demonstrated by the success of other marathons, such as coverage of a world-record attempt at knitting yarn and five 24-hour days on a salmon-fishing boat, mentioned in News of the Weird in 2013.
LET’S KEEP MISSOULA
THE GARDEN CITY
KEEPING MISSOULA the beautiful garden spot it is requires watering. And though Missoula is blessed with abundant water resources, it’s important to use them responsibly. That means not overwatering lawns or wasting water during the heat of the day. In Missoula, watering times are set from 6 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. If you have a timed system, you may schedule your zones to water anytime between the hours of 5 p.m. and 11 a.m. By following these rules, you’ll avoid watering in the middle of the day when the hot sun will evaporate much of the water. Thank you for being water wise while you keep Missoula beautiful! For more water conservation tips, follow Mountain Water on Facebook or mtnwater.com.
GOVERNMENT IN ACTION! – The Defense Department still uses 1980s-era 8-inch floppy disks on computer systems that handle part of America’s “nuclear umbrella,” including ballistic missiles. Also, according to a May report by the Government Accountability Office, systems using 1970s-era COBOL programing language are still used for key functions of the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service, among others (including Veterans Affairs, for tracking beneficiary claims). Agencies have reported recruiting retired employees to return to fix glitches in operating systems long since abandoned by Microsoft and others. CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE – A watchdog agency monitoring charities revealed in May its choice for “worst” among those “helping” U.S. veterans: The National Vietnam Veterans Foundation raised more than $29 million from 2010 to 2014 – but wound up donating about 2 cents of every dollar toward actual help. The other 98 cents went to administration and fundraising. (Similarly troubling, according to the watchdog, is that the CEO of NVVF is a staff attorney at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.) MORE ADVENTURES OF THE EASILY OFFENDED – (1) A March video featured a black San Francisco State University woman angrily confronting a white student, accusing him of “cultural appropriation” because he was wearing his hair in dreadlocks. (2) A March fitness club ad in Sawley, England, picturing an extraterrestrial with the caption, “And when they arrive, they’ll take the fat ones first,” was denounced by an anti-bullying organization as “offensive.” (3) A May bus-stop ad for a San Francisco moneylender (”10 percent down. Because you’re too smart to rent”) was derided for “ooz(ing) self-congratulatory privilege.” THE CONTINUING CRISIS – Tex-ass Justice! Convicted murderer Charles Flores was on Texas’ death row for more than 16 years (until June 2 of this year) before the state’s highest criminal appeals court finally ruled that the execution might not be justified if the most important evidence was provided by a witness whom the police had hypnotized. The trial judge, and the jury, had accepted that “hypnosis” could lead to “recovered” memory (a popular hypothesis in the 1980s and 1990s, but largely discredited today). There was no physical evidence against Flores, and the trial court was ordered to rethink the validity of hypnosis. (GOVERNMENT) CRIME SCENES – (1) The Massachusetts attorney general disclosed in May that state crime-lab chemist Sonja Farak, who was fired in 2013, worked “high” on drugs “every day” in the lab in Amherst, beginning around 2005. Among her preferred refreshments: meth, ketamine, ecstasy and LSD. (Farak worked at a different Massachusetts crime lab than Annie Dookhan, imprisoned in 2013 for improvising damaging lab results on at least 20,000 convicts.) (2) The U.S. Justice Department revealed in April that in a 20-year period ending about 2000, most FBI forensic unit examiners overstated hair sample “matches” in criminal trial testimony–helping prosecutors 95 percent of the time. WAIT, WHAT? – Robert Williams, 38, was arrested on June 1 in Calhan, Colorado, after challenging his daughter to a duel with handguns. Williams had pointed a gun at his daughter, then demanded that she grab one, too. The daughter’s age was not reported, but police said she and Williams both got off shots (that missed). Erick “Pork Chop” Cox, 32, in an angry construction-site clash in DeBary, Florida, in June, used his front-end loader to dump two heaps of dirt onto his boss, Perry Byrd, 57, burying him up to his waist before coworkers intervened. Cox said Byrd had taken the first swing and that he had only accidentally engaged the loader when trying to turn it off, but Byrd claimed that Cox was laughing during the episode. Cox was arrested.
OUR PERMITTED LAWN SPRINKLING HOURS ARE: 6-11 a.m. and 5-10 p.m. [12] Missoula Independent • June 23–June 30, 2016
Thanks this time to David Lawrence, R.Moore and Dan Bohlen, and to the News of the Weird Senior Advisors (Jenny T. Beatty, Paul Di Filippo, Ginger Katz, Joe Littrell, Matt Mirapaul, Paul Music, Karl Olson and Jim Sweeney) and Board of Editorial Advisors (Tom Barker, Paul Blumstein, Harry Farkas, Sam Gaines, Herb Jue, Emory Kimbrough, Scott Langill, Bob McCabe, Steve Miller, Christopher Nalty, Mark Neunder, Sandy Pearlman, Bob Pert, Larry Ellis Reed, Peter Smagorinsky, Rob Snyder, Stephen Taylor, Bruce Townley and Jerry Whittle).
These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 BELLA BLUE• Bella Blue is a 2-year-
old female American Pit Bull Terrier. She is a very sweet and submissive girl. Bella really just wants someone to give kisses and snuggle with. She has great manners and always looking to please. Bella gets along well with other dogs and would do well in a home with a canine companion.
CORA•Cora is a 2-year-old female American Pit Bull Terrier mix. She is a very sweet girl that gets along well with most other dogs. One of the quietest dogs in the kennel, Cora is a very well mannered girl. She waits patiently for you to put her leash on and off in hopes that you'll offer her a little extra affection. She takes treats very gently and loves to give hugs and kisses.
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AMBER•Amber is a 2-year-old female Tortie cat. She is a quirky little girl who has run the entire personality gamut. When she first came to the shelter, Amber was very timid and scared. Then, as she became more confident, Amber showed us her very affectionate and playful side. Lately, she's been telling us that she's sick of shelter life with her rather cranky mood. BARTHOLOMEW•Bartholomew is a 4year-old male buff-colored cat. He has not adjusted to shelter life well, and spends the majority of his folding himself up in a box to hide. He is a very affectionate and sensitive cat who displays the perfect of example of just how stressful and scary shelter life can be. Once he's acclimated himself to a home, this large cat would make a great lap cat.
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FRANCIS• Francis is a 1-year-old male orange and white cat. Francis has an eye condition where the eye lids fold inward and irritate his eyes. When he came to the shelter, his eyes were so swollen and painful, he wouldn't even open them. Francis has undergone several surgeries to help correct this congenital issue and now sees the world through rose tinted glasses.
KENAI•Kenai is a 1 1/2-year-old female Catahoola Malamute mix. She can be timid with new people at first, but is a very active and affectionate girl once you've built her trust. Kenai needs an owner that is willing to work give her the time she needs to feel confident in her home environment and then the time to wear her out so she can be a calm, balanced dog.
These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 DEKE• Deke is a handsome Lab/Chessie Mix. He's a smart one and knows sit, down, stay and fetch. He'd love to learn more at a Basic Manners Class here at the Humane Society of Western Montana. This multi-talented guy loves fetching, hiking, swimming and playing with other dogs.
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SHANDY• Shandy is a beautiful cat looking for a loving retirement home. In her golden years Shandy enjoys the finer things in life such as being held and sleeping. When she isn't resting this curious lady loves looking out the window and rubbing on visitors, seeking attention. Shandy loves attention so please come meet her today!
HOLLY•Holly may be 8 years old, technically making her a senior lady, but she certainly doesn't act old! Holly is a very active girl, who loves going on walks, hiking, and playing lots and lots of fetch. She loves children, but she can sometimes be a little overwhelming for smaller children with her endless energy. Come meet this friendly lady today and watch as she jumps her way into your heart!
SAMI• This gentle gal is looking for a quiet furever home where she can engage in meaningful conversation and then join you for a nap. Sami can be a bit bashful at first, but once she warms up she's the perfect lap cat. Stop by The Humane Society of Western Montana today and let this sweet girl steal your heart.
AUDREY•Audrey came to us from an overcrowded facility in hopes that her luck will change in Missoula. While she seems to have had a bit of a rough start, she is still optimistic for her furrever family. She is young, sweet, and ready to learn all kinds of new tricks! If you would like more information on this sweet girl, please call the shelter at (406) 549-3934.
BABETTE• This lovely older gal has found herself in our care due to a sad turn of family events. She is looking for a quiet home where she can relax. Babette would be a perfect lounging partner in the beautiful summer days to come and a warm companion in the cold months. If you are looking for a sweet, calm feline, Babette may be the cat for you!
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ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF MISSOULA’S BUILDING BOOM story by Kate Whittle • photos by Celia Talbot Tobin
[14] Missoula Independent • June 23–June 30, 2016
hen developers first proposed in March to demolish the historic Missoula Mercantile to make way for a five-story Marriott hotel, it shocked many residents. But to members of the community who keep their eye on local development, it was just another potential example of the Garden City’s construction boom. “Downtown will look very different in five years than it looks right now,” says James Grunke with the Missoula Economic Partnership. Missoula’s skyline is on course to change dramatically over the next few years, with several major projects proposed
or already underway throughout town. By all accounts, Missoula has emerged from the national recession that began in 2007 with a major surge of commercial construction. The known square footage for the biggest projects currently underway or recently completed—from the Old Sawmill District to the new Stockman Bank at Orange and Broadway—comes to at least 717,000 square feet, or the equivalent of almost nine Missoula Mercantiles. “There is, as far as I know, an unprecedented amount of development activity going on right now,” says Mike Haynes, director of the city’s development office.
In 2015, the total market value of construction permits reached $184 million— more than doubling the total in 2012, which was $90 million. The city issued 254 building permits in 2012—and has already issued 598 just in the first five months of 2016. Steve Carey, business agent for the Local 459 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, notes that most of the new projects focus on in-fill and redevelopment of old spaces. He compares the current trend to the city’s last major expansion, when the rural areas around North Reserve Street were subdivided out into a major retail and industrial corridor.
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“You don’t see any of the open lots that were there just a few years ago,” Carey says. “So do we expand that way or do we build up downtown?” In addition to changing the future look of Missoula’s skyline, this building boom has had an immediate effect on the local workforce. Missoula’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in April, compared to the January 2011 high of 8.6 percent. Experts say those numbers reflect how the many men and women working in skilled labor are finally back on the job. “It’s an exciting time for those of us that make our living on construction,” Carey says. “The options are out there for a lot of people doing what they do.” Those options translate to high-paying jobs that are hard to come by with the loss of blue-collar industries that were once staples of the local economy. Missoula might not be the industrial mill town it once was before Smurfit-Stone and
While politicians, city planners, historians and residents discuss the future of specific buildings or the character of certain neighborhoods, a segment of the local workforce finds itself occupied with a different burden: unprecedented demand for their services. It’s no small issue for the men and women helping to build the new face of Missoula. After all, most know what it’s like when the work isn’t there.
Stimson Lumber shut down, but the construction trades still support some of the best-paying jobs in the area. A plumber, for instance, can expect to make anywhere from $40,000-$70,000 a year in a city with a median income of $34,000. At the Missoula College project alone, at least 60 workers are on-site each day, representing dozens of different trades and specialties.
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xtractive industries and manufacturing aren’t likely to return to Missoula any time soon, for better or worse. At the Missoula Economic Partnership, Grunke acknowledges the disappearance of the mills has been good for Missoula’s environmental health, but it was a blow to the local economy. As a sign of Missoula’s shifting character and look, Grunke points to the Old Sawmill District. The site has been remediated and transformed over the years into
Hendrickson started as a steamfitter after growing tired of the low-wage kitchen jobs he held in his early 20s. His father-in-law suggested he look into becoming an electrician or a plumber. He wanted to sign on with the Local 459, but ended up waiting five years before the union had enough work to bring on more apprentices. In 2012, he landed the apprenticeship. That stint in Libby was one of his first jobs. He says it worked out for the best and he’s now proud
The steamfitter Just three years ago, it was tough for an apprentice steamfitter to find local work. But Mike Hendrickson was determined to stay on a job, so he took the only offer he had, a 16-month project building a new hospital in Libby. He spent five days a week living three hours away in Libby for the duration of the work. His wife, Jennifer, was less than thrilled. She stayed at home with their newborn daughter, a kindergarten-aged son and two dogs. Mike Hendrickson “But I was like, this is what’s going on, this is how it has to be,” Hendrickson says, to be able to drive by Missoula College and show his while clutching a draft beer at the Union Club. Curly kids the results of his work. His daughter is now 3, and his son is almost 9. letters tattooed on his knuckles read “Stay True.” “Though they’re not excited, they don’t give a “I’m going to have to work out of town sometimes, and sometimes work late nights, sometimes shit,” he says, and laughs. Between his income and his wife’s full-time job work at night. I’ve been known to put in 14-hour, 16-hour shifts, night shifts,” he says. But he sees it as an esthetician, the Hendricksons recently bought as necessary. “For the pay. Maybe not for the family a 2,000-square-foot home out in the Farviews. As hard as the job is, and despite the five-year slog waitor your physical health, you know?” Things have picked up since then, and Hen- ing to break into the field, he doesn’t see what else drickson, 30, has spent most of the past year working he would enjoy doing that could also support his at the new Missoula College site. As a steamfitter, it’s family. “It doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of people that his job to do specialized welding on high-pressure pipe systems that carry liquid, steam or gas. He goes are willing to get into this line of work,” Hendrickson to work each day wearing a custom-made canvas says. “They get told that right out of high school they welders cap, sewn out of a fabric festooned in cheer- have to go to college or else they won’t amount to ful wine bottles. “Local 459” is printed on the brim. anything, and that’s just not the case.”
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Old Sawmill District
“You work outside, year-round, so the climate’s The ironworker During the mid-2000s, ironworker Miles Mc- rough. The work is very hard physical labor. But you Carvel’s workweek often started the same way as Hen- feel proud of what you do,” he says. After his first daughter was born in 2005, another drickson’s: saying goodbye to his kids on Sunday. “I’d drop my kids off at my ex-wife’s house and followed in 2009. Meanwhile, the recession was hitting hop in the car and drive to wherever I was working, Missoula hard, and local work was still scarce. Mcand Sunday night was the night I slept in my car,” Carvel spent long stints working everywhere in the PaMcCarvel says. “I’d usually park in the parking lot of cific Northwest, at one point spending five months in the hotel I was about to rent a room at, wake up in Alaska, without seeing his kids. His marriage fell apart, the morning, go check in to my hotel and go to though he’s not sure if the distance was a contributing work. But that one day a week, it was, what, like an factor. “There are lots of people who see each other all the time and still get divorced,” he says, and laughs. $80 savings.” The union promoted him from apprentice to Those were the lean years of struggling to make it as an apprentice ironworker, he says. Today, Mc- the next level of skill, a journeyman. Three years ago, Carvel is the business agent for the Ironworkers Local 14, which he joined in 2004. Ironworkers are kept busy by bridgework and welding the structural support for new buildings. They also set up wind turbines or oil pipes, “depending on who’s in office,” McCarvel says. As construction begins on the new Champions Center at the University of Montana, McCarvel’s union will be some of the first on the scene, welding together the bones of the building. They’re also contracted to start the new Miles McCarvel Carmike movie theater at Southgate Mall, the Missoula Food Bank’s new building near he became the union’s business agent. He’s still conRussell Street and the Madison Street bridge repairs. stantly on the road. One week he might be in Ellens“I mean, pretty much any big building in town, burg, Wash., conducting a training, and the next week in Helena for meetings. we’ve done,” McCarvel says. He says his biggest frustration is the “feast or McCarvel, who grew up the son of a Butte miner, viewed ironwork as his path to the middle famine” nature of construction work—and seeing big class. When he started as an apprentice, wages began projects go to nonunion contractors from out of at $13.55 an hour, with annual raises every year. The state. “What’s happening now, and in the last couple work wasn’t easy—apprentices are the least-desired employees, he says, and must accept work in distant years, is there’s a lot of stuff that all needs to be built right at the same time,” he says. “When that happens locations—but it was still worth it.
a park with condos and a coffee shop slated to go in later this year. “Missoula historically was a blue-collar town,” Grunke says. “And it’s easy for us to forget that. But it’s still really important just for economic diversity.” Still, enough projects are on the way that local construction companies have plenty to look forward to for a while. Grunke expects half a billion dollars to come into the community over the next three to five years. “That’s good across the board, in every industry,” Grunke says. “There was so much pent up demand from the recession.” The list of proposed projects is almost as long as those recently completed or in progress. In just a few-block radius on Front and Pattee streets, there’s a planned renovation of the Holiday Inn, a student housing complex set to start soon and condominiums replacing the old Firestone Tire shop. Voters will consider a $30 million bond for a new library this fall. A few blocks away, the long-
awaited Hotel Fox/Riverfront Triangle project at Orange and Front streets is still under discussion. And, of course, there’s the hotly debated Missoula Mercantile hotel proposal. At the Local 459, business agent Carey says all the construction work might just seem like a pricey hassle to the rest of the community, but it’s the only way a town thrives. He brings up the griping he’s heard about the new six-story Stockman Bank and the five-story Marriott proposed for the Merc site. “Well, take a look around—there’s a lot of five-story buildings going up in Missoula,” he says. “Is our choice to spread this town out and take up residential areas? Or do we go up? Progress doesn’t stop for anybody.” The new emphasis on in-fill and building vertically means Missoula’s urban center will look fundamentally different in the next few years, says Brent Campbell, CEO of engineering and planning firm
you can only have so many unskilled people on a job.” Legally, workforces are supposed to have a ratio of at least two journeymen to every unskilled apprentice. When there aren’t enough journeymen, his contractors can’t bid on projects. “Yeah, there is a shortage of skilled labor,” McCarvel says. “Some of it’s our own fault. To keep a good workforce, you have to invest in it. If you’re only working three months out of the year, that’s when you lose people.”
The contractor When Tanya Chemodurow walks around the shop of her company, Abatement Contractors, LLC, her employees greet her with smiles and hugs. As one of just a handful of abatement contractors within the state, Chemodurow’s company goes into nasty sites—everything from asbestos contamination to meth labs—and remediates them to Environmental Protection Agency standards. This summer, Abatement Contractors will be busy with the six projects for Missoula County Public Schools, funded by a $158 million bond approved by voters last year. Low-
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WGM Group. He predicts the current popularity of multifamily and urban housing will grow and suburban-style single-family homes will become outdated. With that, he acknowledges, comes a conflict between historical recreation or modernism. “That’s an important conversation for our community to have. Similar projects in Bozeman look very different from Missoula. We don’t want to look like Bozeman,” Campbell says. “We want to have our own unique look and feel.” Local architect Dennis Lippert, who sits on the city’s design review committee, says he’s observed a demand for corrugated metal siding and colored panels, which is partially driven by new technology. “People are trying to go a little more high-tech with things, a little more avantgarde,” Lippert says. Some of that avant-garde feel will be intentionally noticeable at the Old Sawmill District, according to Ed Wetherbee, who’s
ell Elementary and others require major asbestos abatement, which starts this summer. “So we’re gearing up for that, which will keep us very busy locally. That’s really nice for our crew because we travel a lot,” Chemodurow says. “And we’re very happy we won those contracts because those were bid out, there were several out-of-state contractors competing, so we were happy to keep those tax dollars in our own community.” Chemodurow feels confident now, but not so long ago she was terrified for the future of her business. In 2009, she was working as a subcontractor for Smurfit-Stone Container Corps when it announced the closure of its Frenchtown mill. Missoula County lost its second largest taxpayer, and more than 400 people lost their jobs. As a solution, Chemodurow’s small company shifted focus to environmental remediation—and it proved to be the ticket to success. Smurfit-Stone, fittingly, was one of her first big remediation projects. Since she founded her company in 2004, it’s grown from a staff of three working out of a basement to a company of 24 full-time employees. Abatement Contractors is the only company of its kind in western Montana, and it holds contracts in six states. Chemodurow doesn’t get out into the field as much as she used to, though she still suits up with the team for tougher projects like a mercury spill or meth lab cleanup. Now, she can usually be found behind the desk of her second-floor office, focused on managing the business. On her office floor, a large poster with a schematic of the Merc is rolled out for reference. She explains she fre-
overseeing the $250 million project. It includes several different housing projects, like the Polleys Square and Cambium multifamily units. “Our goal from the very beginning was to create a village that looked as if it had come up organically, and that means that it will be a little bit eclectic to some people,” Wetherbee says. “It will not be cookie-cutter homogenous architecture.” It’s a new look for a changing town— and it’s garnering attention, he says. “Missoula is a cool place, there’s lots happening here, and people know that,” Wetherbee says. “And people here, and people from the region and other far points of the country, are starting recognize Missoula as a place to be. All that fuels the engine that makes these things work.” And that engine is currently hitting the redline. kwhittle@missoulanews.com
quently gets asked about the asbestos removal her company did on the building in 2012. If the Merc demolition is approved, she hopes Abatement Contractors will land the contract to remove the building’s remaining asbestos. “We expected to work ourselves out of a job in 10 years,” she says. “But here we are. There’s always more stuff coming up.”
Otto’s still operates on the Northside, though the shop is now surrounded by small homes and apartment buildings. Each crane is emblazoned with a cheerful purple “Otto’s Crane” logo. Otto’s is a little bit out of place now, Bachman says, but he likes the neighborhood and considers the shop his second home. He noticed a decline in demand for crane work after 9/11, but he was relieved when business started to pick up again in the last few years. This summer, he’s been working seven days a week between WashGriz and the new six-story Stockman Bank at the corner of Orange and Broadway.
The crane operator Growing up, Patrick Bachman could hear the horn blowing the shift change at the White Pine Sash mill, just a few blocks away from his family’s company, Otto’s Crane and Rigging. Bachman’s grandfather, Otto, started the company as a tow service and repair shop in the 1930s, when the Northside was zoned commercial and the property was surrounded by dirt roads and fields. Today, Bachman is a thirdgeneration crane operator and training his 21-year-old son, Reed, to become the fourth generation. Bachman is hopeful that there will be work in years to come for a crane operator, though the busi- Patrick Bachman ness has weathered some serious Still, once building improvement projects are blows. He’s down to seven cranes, where 20 years finished, there’s nothing left to do, unlike the mills ago he operated 15. “The closing of both the sawmill and the paper mill that ran continuously. Bachman plans to spend the really affected our business,” Bachman says, while stand- rest of his working days as a crane operator, but he ing outside the cab of his 75-ton crane, which is parked worries about his son’s future with the business. “I remember in the ’70s, there was 10 sawmills next to Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Soaring 100 feet above him, the crane’s auxiliary winch keeps scaffolding in Missoula. People tore ’em out. And, yeah, there’s in place while workers weld a new framework for the nothing to replace it,” he says. “Missoula’s kind of turned into a service industry. People work at restaustadium’s updated speaker system and jumbo screen. “Well, right now, things are picking up,” he says, rants. The wages like at the mill—people aren’t getshouting over the rumbling of equipment. “There’s ting the wages like they used to, the insurance and benefits and retirement.” a lot happening.”
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Synchronicity Bry Froelich masters the high-desert, riot grrrl sound in New Old Future by Erika Fredrickson
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conversation with the members of New Old Future is an exercise in banter. In the space of a few minutes they talk about rainbows, The Wizard of Oz and the Bible. This kind of stream of consciousness permeates the band’s whole aesthetic, from the random clothes they wear onstage to the songs they sing. A few weeks ago, they wore sparkly vests decorated with skulls, and frontwoman Bry Froelich sported a tinfoil hat. Froelich, who writes the band’s songs, has a way with catchy pop and flipping lyrics line by line from goofy to sorrowful, angsty to euphoric. Sometimes it all bleeds together. As a teenager growing up in Missoula, Froelich learned guitar from folk musicians, like her neighbor, the late artist Jay Rummel. “When I first was learning to write songs and play guitar it was the riot grrrl movement,” she says. “I’m a lesbian in Mon-fucking-tana and ‘Rebel Girl’ speaks to me. I wanted to play that kind of music, but the people I learned the most from were homespun, back-porch-acoustic, old-ass drunk dudes.” New Old Future has been around for two and a half years, but they are an oddly under-the-radar band. Their first incarnation included Missoula promoter Skye Berns, who’s known for booking jam and bluegrass bands in venues around town. Berns came up with the idea for the band’s name—on a trip to Hot Springs, out of thin air—but he also helped them book shows, so they ended up playing sets with a lot of bluegrass bands. It was fun, Froelich says, but New Old Future’s rock and roll style made them misfits. “It was like, well, yeah, we like to smoke pot but we’re not Leftover Salmon,” Froelich says. On a recent evening, New Old Future practices their song “Nothing but Nicety” in a Westside loft. Pez dispensers cover the walls of the practice room; drummer Brady Berthelson collects them in his spare time. The smell of curry wafts from the kitchen as Froelich sings, “I got nothin’ but kindness/ I got nothin’ but nicety/ I hope that you are happier now and I hope you’re not so lonely, baby.” The song is about what happens after a breakup. It circles around complicated feelings in a casual, kind of friendly, slightly flirtatious way. Its garagerock flavor features echo-y minor keys that at times evoke Chris Isaak and Violent Femmes. She belts out the end with, “Your heart! Your heart! Your heart will never be so broken,” before landing on the punch line: “Cause you don’t have one.” Outside on the porch, the band takes a cigarette break and Froelich talks about the song. “It’s about when you break up with somebody and it’s like, ‘Hey, I really have nothing but kindness for you,’ but actu-
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New Old Future features, from left, Kyle Campbell, Brady Berthelson, Bry Froelich and Gavin McCourt.
ally you’re kind of bitter. It’s about how you get over breaking up with someone. It’s just one of those ‘Shark Week’ beauties.” New Old Future is an apt name for a band with such a timeless garage-rock sound that mixes elements of 1990s riot grrrl edginess with spaghetti western riffs. Gavin McCourt, who joined on guitar a few months back and is best known for his bands The Skurfs and Arrows to the Sun, calls some of the songs “high-desert rock.” After he says that, the other band members suggest he wear a cactus for their next show. He agrees. The band recently recorded an album in a dilapidated house on the east side of downtown owned by bassist Kyle Campbell’s dad. It’s an eerie space, they say, to which they “lured” musician and producer Travis Yost to record them. And while the music isn’t spooky, the environment helped the band get into a creative headspace. “It’s an old boarding house that ended up in the hands of a hoarder,” Froelich says. “There’s a bunch
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of rooms in the basement that’s like a murder shack, so I won’t go into it.” It’s weird because I’m pretty sure my great-grandmother ran a boarding house in that same neighborhood. I wonder aloud if it’s the same place, and Froelich nods knowingly. “That wouldn’t surprise me,” she says. “I swear, secretly Carl Jung was born here and this is the home of synchronicity. It’s always like, ‘Wait, we share the same mother?’” Everyone laughs and then McCourt chimes in. “What would be more terrifying: Finding out you have the same mother as someone or seeing yourself come up to you saying, ‘Stop! I’m you. I’m from the future’?” The band members talk about their sing-a-long song called “Donkey Girl Scout” and their show closer, “Howl,” which is about sex and always ends with Berthelson tumbling off his chair and crashing into the drum set. They have some ideas up their
sleeves for future shows, but not all of it is on the record. Which is part of what makes them so fun. “I spent a lot of time trying to be a folk musician—like an angry, grungier Ani DiFranco,” Froelich says. “I played this folky b.s. and I wanted to play this stripped-down, angry teenager, rising-up feminism kind of shit. Surprisingly, being in a band with three dudes has been closest to the riot grrrl feminist I’ve always wanted to be—even though it’s still very Montana-fied. I’ll probably never master a distortion pedal but the hardness comes through somehow. And I think it’s because of these guys.” New Old Future play Stage 112 for Amayafest Fri., June 24, at 5 PM. The fundraiser for Amaya Kirkley, a young girl with cancer, includes more than 25 bands at venues across downtown including The Real Lounge, Zootown Brew, Monks and the VFW. Visit the Facebook event for more details. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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Away they go Dan Flores talks coyote avatars and hunting history by Chris La Tray
Dan Flores has had quite the year. The environmental historian and former University of Montana professor released two books in the span of four months, with each one covering monumental shifts in the animal kingdom over millions of years. American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains, published in March, draws a vivid portrait of the large mammals that once roamed what’s now known as flyover country. Coyote America: A Natural & Supernatural History, released this month, details the 5million-year history of the coyote. The Indy recently tracked down the prolific author to discuss both books, the history of open season and the coyote mystique.
the East and the South. I sat in 1962 and watched the first of five pro-coyote films that Walt Disney did. It was called The Coyote’s Lament, this kind of animated cartoon documentary. It was Walt Disney telling the story of what coyotes think of us. Within a year I was seeing them myself … I was able to watch this invasion of the East and South firsthand and remained fascinated with [coyotes] the rest of my life.
In American Serengeti you talk about how market forces dictated what was happening across the Great Plains, where it was essentially open season all the time on just about every animal that lived there. DF: It was open season. One writer who wrote about this 30 or 40 years ago called it “The Great Barbecue.” It was like throwing a party and putting meat on the grill and basically inviting everybody that you knew—all-comers—to all-you-caneat, and far more people than you ever expected came and they ate everything down to the bone. That’s kind of what really happened in the West.
People always think of the bison as being kind of the signature animal as far as native people are concerned, but the coyote has been a large part of that culture too, correct? DF: Absolutely. They’ve been stand-ins for us in human culture—avatars, is how I argue it—for 10,000 years. That body of stories about them, those Old Man Coyote stories, that’s the oldest literary canon in North American history. And so this is an animal [that has been] functioning as a teacher of human nature for millennia in North America. It mirrors us in so many incredible ways. I mean, one of the easiest ones to grasp is that there are not too many animals other than us and coyotes that are as successful as the two of us are. These guys are amazingly successful. Last spring about this time, in Queens, N.Y., a bunch of people walked out of a bar and heard a noise. They looked up on the roof and there was a coyote standing on the roof of the bar. So people got their phones and starting shooting pictures ... Within about 10 minutes an animal control truck rounds the corner and comes toward the bar. The coyote takes one look at this truck, turns, and there’s an abandoned building with broken window glass in it and, like some Hollywood action hero, and—
And there were a lot of people who couldn’t do anything but go west. DF: That’s right. A lot of them came out of the Civil War. If your farm got burned up and pillaged in Georgia or something, or if you had no prospects in Massachusetts and one of the things you could do is shoot— and the Civil War trained people to do that, they knew a lot about guns— your options were basically to head west and start shooting animals because there was money to be made from them. You could translate their hides, their hooves, their tongues—if you could get them to market—into money. This is the largest destruction of animal life we’re able to document anywhere in world history. What made you decide to write about the coyote? DF: I was growing up in Louisiana in the early 1960s when [coyotes] were first beginning to colonize
The invasion meaning them adapting to our efforts to eradicate them in the West? DF: Yes, exactly. The coyote is now a national animal. It’s not just a Western animal. Coyotes are all over North America and in every big city in the United States.
Away he goes. DF: And away he goes.
these are the good old days.
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Parvin Zabetian’s “Planet Earth” is part of an exhibit of the same title at the Dana Gallery.
Parvin Zabetian admits she might be the crazy old lady in her Seattle neighborhood. Each morning, six days a week, the 79-year-old painter stops in her tracks along her commute to her studio to stare at the clouds rolling over the ocean. As commuters flow around her and her paint-splattered clothing, she is frozen but busy, focused on each billow, mound and dome in the sky, oblivious to all else. What her neighbors don’t see is what she does next: She enters her studio and turns her cloud meditations into a painting, thick with color and just as bold and awe-inspiring as the real thing. “There’s something about the way that light hits water vapor in the sky,” Zabetian says. “This year, more than any I remember in Seattle, we’ve had cumulous formations. And I find them mesmerizing. Depending on the time of day, the light, the wind, it affects the clouds minute by minute. I look pretty silly, but I want to memorize it all.” Zabetian has always been caught looking. During her childhood, which was split between time in the United States and time in her birthplace of Iran, she remembers being fixated by landscapes. And as soon as she had the ability, she began trying to recreate them. “When I was 4 or 5 years old, I remember getting excited about the colors in the hills when we traveled by auto in Iran,” she recalls. “I am so excited by looking. My eyes are the most precious things and I love to take time to really look and really observe. I enjoy images more than I enjoy music.” While many of her paintings over the years have focused on the more abstract methods of creating—
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such as spilling, splattering and blowing the paint— the works she has produced for her latest Dana Gallery show, Planet Earth, return to more traditional brushwork to capture the landscapes and skyscapes she loves. The results are richly colorful takes on the land and sky that lean more toward impressionism than her usual abstract expressionism. “I majored in illustration, so my first career was in advertising illustrations and medical illustrations– which both required precise work,” she says. “When I started creating fine art, it gave me the freedom to step away and experiment with paint spilling and splattering. Now, with these new paintings, I am finding that I can combine all of that experience and make something new.” The paintings are also a celebration of a long relationship with the Dana Gallery, which is observing its 20th anniversary this year. Gallery owner Dudley Dana has been showing Zabetian’s paintings for the last 16 years and has followed her through each experiment, phase and era of work. “Parvin has probably been the person who has most influenced the gallery in terms of what we are best know for—the eclectic nature of our gallery,” Dana says. “Her work is so abstracted and ethereal and that is wonderful. And as a person, she is universally well-respect and well-liked and exceptionally good to work with. But more than anything else, she loves to paint.” Parvin Zabetian’s Planet Earth continues at the Dana Gallery through June 30. arts@missoulanews.com
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In Weiner, the rise and fall (and rise and fall again) of former congressman turned mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is brought into sharp, often painful focus. Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg were invited to document Weiner’s big political comeback, but had the great luck to capture the campaign’s swift implosion instead. The result is a briskly paced, brilliantly executed and often sad film about wasted potential and America’s weird political landscape in the digital era. I remember back in 2011 when that first errant selfie surfaced on Twitter of “someone’s” bulge in gray underpants. In those first few days, Weiner went on television to say, “We think we may have been hacked.” Of course he was lying, but lots of men get a kick out of showing off their penis. Put all the penis pictures in the world on a single reel and the movie would reach the moon and back. (Side review: Boring and repetitive, too many rods, one star.) If Weiner had sent that picture to his wife instead, it would have been almost romantic. The film begins with clips of Weiner’s explosive rants at a Congress that would deny health care to 9/11 workers, and it’s an uncommon and exhilarating sight. Pre-selfie, Weiner was on track to become a different kind of politician, with the kind of gruff, nononsense delivery people seem to admire in someone like Trump, but fueled by liberal intelligence and values. The crew began filming Weiner two years after he left the House, at the start of a mayoral campaign that he seemed on course to win, handedly. He asked the voters for “a second chance” after the selfie scandal and the Apology Tour worked: New Yorkers were eager to forgive a candidate who so passionately championed a thriving middle class. After the first controversy, Weiner betrayed what made him a distinct politician when he retreated to
traditional pandering. Most damningly, he agreed a People Magazine cover story about a reformed man and his newly restored, picture-perfect family. This is what we would remember when a fresh crop of internet philandering surfaced. It was the timeline that had us most upset. Why would he do it again, after he promised the world he wouldn’t, under such close scrutiny, and with so much at stake? It started to seem like maybe there was something wrong with him. Which brings us back to the film’s most provocative focal point: His wife, Huma Abedin, a political staffer for Hillary Clinton who spends much of the film standing shattered on the sidelines. The struggle is real, and her shyness and vulnerability offer a steady reminder that political theater produces reallife victims. This country will give you a second chance, but not a third, and we know from history that Weiner’s campaign never recovered from this second wave. In fact, we come into this picture knowing the whole story. That it succeeds as a gripping narrative anyway speaks to the talent of the filmmakers and their humanization of a complicated, often charismatic figure. For example, in a town hall meeting, the crowd boos Weiner and tells him to drop out of the race, but watch how in the span of one impassioned retort about his commitment to the issues and the sanctity of democracy, he’s able to sway a large part of the audience back in his favor. People who are still mad about the betrayal are quick to paint Weiner as an unrepentant narcissist, but who ever heard of a humble politician? If he’d had another year to campaign, who knows how the race would have ended. Weiner opens at the Roxy Fri., June 24.
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Everdeen. This one features Colin Farrell being funny. Yum. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy.
CHINATOWN (1974) Water is a point of contention in the classic 1974 noir from Roman Polanski. Sounds familiar, right? Except for all the intrigue and murder. Stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Theater Thu., June 30, at 7 PM. LA Times critic Kenneth Turan will be in attendance.
ME BEFORE YOU From the JoJo Moyes novel of the same name, a small-town girl forms an unlikely bond with the recently paralyzed man she’s taking care of. Rated PG13. Showing at the Carmike 12. NOW YOU SEE ME 2 The sequel to 2013’s box office success has gotten mixed reviews. Starring Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman. If you’re going to bomb you ought to have a cast like that on your side. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
FREE STATE OF JONES Matthew McConaughey’s shirt is probably not required in this story about a Confederate deserter who leads a group of farmers and slaves against the Confederacy. Rated R. Showing at the Pharaohplex and Carmike 12. HAPPY FEET A young emperor penguin has a terrible voice but an amazing talent for tap-dancing. It’s Simon Cowell’s nightmare. Starring the voice of Elijah Wood. Rated PG. Shows at the Roxy Tue., June 28, at 11 AM as part of the Kids Stuff Matinee series.
NT LIVE: ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS 2016 ENCORE Before he lent himself to the masses singing kickass car duets with celebrities, James Corden of “The Late Late Show” appeared on Broadway regularly. He stars in this National Theater Live production of hilarious mistaken identity. Shows at the Roxy Tue. June 28, and again Tue., July 12, at 7 PM nightly.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Hiccup and Toothless discover a secret ice cave full of mysteriously adorable wild dragons and something called a Dragon Rider. Starring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett and Craig Ferguson. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 12 Thu., June 30, at 10 AM as part of the Summer Kids Series. Carmike 12.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS The pizza-loving subterranean reptiles return to save the city from a pack of destructive rhino beasts. Stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett and Tyler Perry. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
INDEPENDENCE DAY DOUBLE FEATURE Spend an evening contemplating the end of civilization—not at a Trump rally. The double feature pairs the original 1996 movie with Independence: Resurgence at the Carmike 12, Thu. June 23 at 5 PM.
WARCRAFT Get your role-play on with the fantasy film adapted from the fantasy game. Warning: diehards may be disappointed but it’s a great opportunity to dress up. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12.
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE Because right now the world needs more movies about the potential for total annihilation. And Liam Hemsworth. Showing at Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG Who lounged hungry and lonesome through Houston seeking jazz or sex or soup? Allen Ginsberg did. The life of the beat activist and poet gets a full spotlight in this documentary created from 130 hours worth of video. Shows at the Roxy Sun., June 26, at 5:30 PM. SE7EN (SEVEN) Brad Pitt experiences the stuff of nightmares in this 1995 favorite. Movies like this make you happy the screenwriter is writing movies instead of going on a killing spree. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Sat., June 25, at 9 PM as part of the Cult Movie series.
Alright, alright, alright. That’s some fine acting, Mr. McConaughey. Everyone says so. Free State of Jones opens at Carmike and Pharaohplex. THE SHALLOWS The Upper Eastside sharks of “Gossip Girl” don’t compare with the real thing when Blake Lively comes faceto-face with a great white shark on a secluded surfing beach. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12. WEINER An award-winning documentary about Anthony Weiner’s … disastrous mayoral campaign and the political landscape surrounding it. Showing at the Roxy. (See Film.)
NOW PLAYING ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS The fantasy continues as Alice enlists the help of her new friends to save the Mad Hatter. Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Mia Wasikowska. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Dwayne Johnson teams up with Kevin Hart to prevent worldwide chaos. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. THE CONJURING 2 If you’re into demonic possession, malicious spirits and spending a couple hours wondering why the hell this single mother of four doesn’t just move, this film will probably fulfill your dreams. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. FINDING DORY When Finding Nemo came out, my kid was 2. Now he’s 15 and he won’t go see Finding Dory with me. Join the beloved cast once more for an adventure with Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, as she tries to find her family. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. THE LOBSTER Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos brings his view of a dystopian future much different than Katniss
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE When Apocalypse the mutant attempts to destroy the world, the X-Men reunite to stop him. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. Capsule reviews by Gaaby Patterson and Erika Fredrickson. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 7289380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Tempeh avocado banh mi by Gabi Moskowitz I'm no stranger to the banh mi game. These delicious Vietnamese sandwiches are readily available in most cities and are a longtime favorite of the brokebut-discerning foodie. Traditional banh mi are made on soft white French rolls, slathered with mayonnaise, layered with thinly-sliced, marinated and grilled meats, and topped with fresh and pickled veggies. Here, I break the rules a little bit. I made these on whole wheat rolls (though you are welcome to use any bread you like; I’ve even wrapped these up in tortillas), and I swapped out meat for yummy grilled tempeh. Have you had tempeh before? It’s a little funny looking when you first take it out of the package, but it’s made from marinated soybeans and has a really pleasant, nutty flavor. Like tofu, it’s happy to soak up the flavor of whatever you put on it, and plays nicely with whole grains and vegetables. The marinade and cooking method in this recipe transform this rather bland-looking block of soy into crispy, flavorful love nuggets. And the key to this sandwich’s cohesion and unbeatable flavor? Two-ingredient spicy mayo. It’s just chili sauce and mayonnaise, but, boy, is it more than the sum of its parts. The chili sauce cuts through the mayo’s creaminess, making it a perfectly balanced condiment for this perfectly balanced sandwich. Feel free to get creative with the veggie toppings. Fresh chilies, kimchee, sliced jicama, even mango would all be good here. And whatever you do, don’t forget the napkins. This is one saucy bad boy. Ingredients 1 ⁄8 cup soy sauce or tamari juice of 1 lime 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon honey or sugar 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced 8 ounces tempeh, sliced into 3-inch strips
BROKEASS GOURMET 4 tablespoons regular or vegan mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Asian chili sauce (or more to taste) 4 6-inch rolls (whole wheat, sourdough, French, whatever) 1 ripe avocado, sliced 1 carrot, shredded 1 cucumber, sliced very thinly 1 handful fresh cilantro Directions Combine the soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, ginger and either honey or sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk until incorporated. Add the sliced tempeh to the bowl and let marinate for at least 20 minutes (up to an hour). While the tempeh marinates, whisk together the mayonnaise and Asian chili sauce. Refrigerate until ready to use. To cook the tempeh, heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the tempeh for about 3 minutes on each side, until golden-brown and lightly crisp on the edges. Remove from heat. To assemble the sandwiches, split each roll lengthwise, leaving the seam intact, so it opens like a book. Divide the mayonnaise mixture between the 4 rolls, spreading it on both of the internal sides of each one. On each roll, layer tempeh, avocado, cucumber, carrot and cilantro. Serve sliced in half with more chili sauce on the side. BrokeAss Gourmet caters to folks who want to live the high life on the cheap, with delicious recipes that are always under $20. Gabi Moskowitz is the blog’s editor-in-chief and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook and Pizza Dough:100 Delicious, Unexpected Recipes.
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[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 • asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$
Sushi Lunch Combo 12-piece sushi
with Miso soup
and green salad is just $8.00 before 3pm
Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Bernice's is serving Espresso!! Yep, you heard us right. And, we have heard you. Bernice's espresso was created by the talented staff at Hunter Bay (and approved by the staff at Bernice's) to represent the full bodied flavor character of the infamous Bernice's Cup o' Joe. Our espresso is a rich Mocha Java blend of sweet berry African coffees united with Indonesian and Brazilian coffees for an espresso that compliments Bernice's palate of fresh baked treats. Serving 7 days a week 6a-8p. Now you can enjoy your morning croissant, muffin or scone with espresso! Wheee! Or, stop by after dinner and have a dessert with a demitasse. Bernice's: from scratch for your pleasure…always. xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$
406-829-8989 1901 Stephens Ave Order online at asahimissoula.com. Delicious dining or carryout. Chinese & Japanese menus.
Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$
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Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce • 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:30-5:30, Sat. 7:30- 4, Sun. 8-3. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. • 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. Dinners on Fri & Sat nights 5 - 9 PM. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries &
gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble
Not available for To-Go orders
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[dish] teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins • 541-4541 Whether it's coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula's largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm.
Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins • 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$
Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly • 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa's BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you've come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa's best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces! Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$
Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 317-1829 romainessalads.com Romaines is a Certified Green Restaurant ® dedicated to making environmentally sustainable choices in all operations. We serve salads, sandwiches, and soups made from locally grown and raised produce and meats. The menu also includes vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options, providing something for everyone on the menu. Locally brewed beers are on tap as well as regional wines pairing well with salads and sandwiches. $-$$
Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 • themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $
The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery 3020 S. Reserve St., Ste A 541-7472 • missoulastarvingartist.com Local, high quality pastries and desserts from Missoula bakeries. Top of the line coffee blends from Hunter Bay Coffee, and specialty, hand crafted beverages. Monthly events, featured artists, and open mic night every Wednesday. The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery is sure to please your palette! $
The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Alaskan King Crab, Duckling with Pomegranate Cherry Sauce, Angus Beef, Fresh
Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon– Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
Eric Ryan Simmons at Plonk
HAPPIEST HOUR Who he is: When Eric Ryan Simmons applied to work at Plonk in 2013, he had only a fine art degree and experience with a hot shot crew. The restaurant hired him as a server and bar-back after he sent them a cover letter with a photo of Tom Selleck. “I started watching the bartenders and bought a tall stack of books,” Simmons says. He worked his way up to bartender, and now he creates his own cocktails. How he creates a drink: Simmons sometimes makes cocktails based on fake names patrons come up with. “It’s often a conceptual thing,” he says. “Sometimes it’s a taste or feeling I’m trying to recreate.” Kick in the Pisco: A recent trend of making chili-infused cocktails inspired Simmons to make this sweet-and-spicy drink. He created a habanero and maple syrup, which he mixes with Capel Pisco Reservado, St. Germain and lime, and tops with an edible orchid. $9. Panchos Anchos: Ancho Reyes chili liquor is a relatively new addition to the bar’s inventory. Simmons fell in love with the taste—it’s made with smoked poblanos—and made this drink, which also includes agave nectar, bitters, fresh lime and a thick rim of tajin. $10. Favorite thing to drink: Simmons likes to experiment with egg-white cocktails and his recipe book behind the bar features his off-menu favorites. (Just ask him.) But cock-
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tails aren’t always what he craves. “I like to think about different cocktails and I like to sip them,” he says. “But at the end of the night it’s always a beer. I don’t even want to think about a cocktail.” How to find him: Eric Ryan Simmons shares recipes on his “mixt & mingling” blog at immxt.co. He works the night shift at Plonk. 322 N. Higgins. —Erika Fredrickson Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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MON | 9PM | BADLANDER Big Business stop in Missoula for one night, Mon., June 27, to play the Badlander. Music starts at 9 PM. Tickets at Ear Candy Music. $10 adv./$13 day of the show.
THU | 6-30 | 7:30 PM | BIG SKY Boston play Big Sky Brewing Co, Thu, June 30, at 7:30 PM
[26] Missoula Independent • June 23–June 30, 2016
SAT | 8 PM | WILMA Country singer Clint Black brings his signature hat to the Wilma Sat., June 25. Doors at 7 PM, music starts at 8. Tickets at Rockin Rudy's, Top Hat or thewilma.com. $44.50$49.50.
Brought to you by Missoula In Motion and the Parking Commission
TUE | 7:30 PM | MCT Hellgate High grad Bill Bowers performs his oneman show Bill Bowers speechLess to benefit the Next Step scholarship fund. Tue. June 28 at MCT beginning at 7:30 PM. $20 at MCTinc.org.
missoulanews.com • June 23–June 30, 2016 [27]
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nightlife Downtown ToNight features live music, family activities, food and drink vendors and a beer garden. Every Thursday at Caras Park. 5:30-8:30 PM. This week: music by Black Mountain Moan. Free to attend. Basses Covered at Lolo Peak Brewery from 6-8 PM. John Floridis brings his guitar and loop pedal to Bitter Root Brewing. 6-8:30 PM. Get funky with Reverend Slanky at the 2nd annual Missoula Boaters Bash. Kick off boating season fub and a free photo booth. Thomas Meagher Bar from 6-9 PM. Feed your astronomy jones with UM’s Summer Planetarium Series. Two 50-min shows at 6:30 PM and 8 PM. Payne Family Native American Center Stargazing Room. $6/$4 for kids 12 and under. Radius Gallery hosts an art auction and wine tasting, to help the medical expenses of longtime Missoula artisan Kenner Imus. 6:30-8:30 PM. $25. Opera House Theatre’s summer season features the Vaudeville Variety Show. See www.operahousetheatre.com for showtimes. $20 for adults, $10 for kids. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. Poetry Slam at E3 Convergence Gallery. Sign up ahead of time at e3gallery@e3gallerymissoula.com. Poets must have at least three poems to compete. 7:30-8:30 PM. All ages welcome. From Austin, Texas, which is frequently compared to Missoula being a liberal college town surrounded by a state full of conservative soreheads, comes Pale Dian with their dark, introspective pop, with locals Holy Totem and Eat Strike. At the Palace, 8 PM. Double Down Band party at the Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM. Hand me my glowsticks, Mama wants to jiggle. Dead Hipster Dance Party is tonight at the Badlander, 208 Ryman St., with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. 21-plus.
In the vein of the Black Keys and Spoon, Modern Sons play their indie rock at the Top Hat Fri., June 25, at 10 PM. Montana Snowbowl’s Zipline opens today! And they’ll be open for flying madness Thu. through Sun. until Sept. 11. Noon to 4:30 PM. $37 for a four zip tour. (See Mountain High.) Join other peddlers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info.
nightlife Garden City River Rod Run features two days of classic cars, food, music and fun. Starts Friday night. See missouladowntown.com for registration information and a schedule. Bring an instrument or just kick back and enjoy the tunes at the Irish Music Session every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover.
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China National Theatre for Children will present a showcase performance of nine Missoula high school students who’ve studied and will perform in Mandarin. They’ll take the show to Beijing in July. At MCT, 6 PM. Free.
Hamilton Players present Into the Woods. Just reading the name of that musical makes me burst into song. Fri. and Sat. at 8 PM and Sun. at 2 PM. $15. Call 406-375-9050 or go to hamiltonplayers.com for tickets.
Venture up the Rattlesnake to enjoy made in Montana wine and live, local music by Malarkey. Tasting Room open from 4-9 PM, music starts at 6 PM.
Wild Coyote Band plays Fri. and Sat. at Eagles Lodge. Music starts at 8 PM.
Check out youth events like mutton bustin’ and mini bull riding at the Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo. Polson Fairgrounds, 6:30 PM.
Making God Laugh depicts one family as they move through 30 years worth of holidays. Oy! See operahousetheatre.com for showtimes. $20 for adults, $10 for kids.
Amayafest takes over downtown Missoula to benefit Amaya Rose Kirkley and her fight against Leukemia. Cain & Fable, The Skurfs, No Fancy, Three-Eared Dog, The Blaine Janes and so many more play Stage 112, The Real Lounge, Monks, VFW and Zootown Brew. See Facebook page for schedule. All venues $15, single venue $7. Starts at 8 PM. (See Arts.)
The Fox Den DJs head over to the Badlander for Foxxy Friday on the fourth Friday of every month. This month’s DJs are Amory, DJ BVS and more. Doors open 9 PM. They got warmed up on Thurs., but the party really starts tonight. Double Down Band plays Sunrise Saloon AGAIN. This time the show starts at 9:30 PM. In the vein of Black Keys and Spoon, Modern Sons play their indie rock at Top Hat starting at 10 PM. Free. Last Best Records take over the Badlander for their Last Best Friday residency. This month’s showcase includes Kapture, Skillbilliez, Hoodrich & Nerdskull. Doors open at 9 PM, show starts at 10. No cover.
Saturday Five Valleys Audubon takes you on an all-day field trip to Bandy Ranch. Meet in the northwest corner of Adam’s Center parking lot and bring a lunch. 7:50 AM. Call Larry at 406-549-5632 for info. The third annual Montana Mucker is the muddiest 5K and 1 mile obstacle run the Great Divide has ever seen. $50 for the big show, $10 for the kids Mighty Mile. Register at montanamucker.com. Two-day intro to kayaking clinic with Zoo Town Surfers begins in still water and ends in a river applying the skills you’ve learned. All equipment provided. $200. zootownsurfers.com for more info. UM assistant professor Matt Hamon talks about Holly Andres’ narrative photography. At Missoula Art Museum at 11 AM. Art on Tap is a painting class hosted by various Missoula venues. Today you can go to Ten Spoon Winery to paint from noon to 3 PM. An instructor leads you from blank canvas to ready-to-hang art. $38 per class. Visit artontapmissoula.com for locations. Missoula’s Harley-Davidson will celebrate its 4th anniversary with a professional performance thrill show, music by Sammy Eubanks, a burn out contest, plus food and drink. 1– 7 PM. Free to attend.
nightlife Blues duo Pat & Charlie play at Imagine Nation Brewing from 6-8 PM. Head to Ten Spoon Winery to enjoy made-in-Montana wine and live, local music by Basses Covered. Tasting Room open from 4-9 PM. Music Starts at 6 PM. Smokestack & the Foothill Fury play Bitter Root Brewing from 68:30 PM. Check out youth events like mutton bustin’ and mini bull riding for the youngsters at the Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo. Polson Fairgrounds, 6:30 PM. Opera House Theatre’s summer season features the Vaudeville Variety Show. See operahousetheatre.com for showtimes. $20 for adults, $10 for kids. Cairns and Pale People play music before and after Beloved Binge’s short film #Comments. At the ZACC from 7-11 PM. $5. Mutilate Tour 2016 includes bands like Walking Corpse Syndrome, as you might expect. Doors open at 7 PM, mutilation starts at 8. All ages. $7/$10 for under 21. Hamilton Players present Into the Woods. Just reading the name of
Spotlight What do African-American sharecroppers from 1960s Georgia have in common with modern-day Montanans? You might be surprised. The North Missoula Community Development Corporation’s Land Stewardship Program is a community land trust, which is meant to help develop permanently affordable housing for firsttime homebuyers—and it’s based on the sharecroppers’ model. NMCDC celebrates 20 years as an organization this week with a short film about the sharecroppers called Arc of Justice. It looks at the largest black-owned landholding in the United States at the time and explores how it
It looks like country singer Clint Black’s good run of bad luck is about to change as he brings his signature black hat to the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, music starts at 8. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, Top Hat or thewilma.com. $44.50$49.50. Wild Coyote Band plays Fri. and Sat. at Eagles Lodge. Music starts at 8 PM. DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with their Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with fancy drink specials to boot. No cover. Country Boogie Boys do everything they can to get you to cut a rug at the Sunrise Saloon. Music starts at 9:30 PM. Ticket Sauce play their blues/rock/funk/soul/jam at the Top Hat. Show starts at 10 PM. Free. ISCSM (Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana) Drag Show takes place at the Palace. Performer signups being at 9 PM. Show start at 10 PM.
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came under attack during the Jim Crow establishment. The documentary includes interviews from the founders of the trust, New Communities, as well as CongressWHAT: This Land is Our Land: Food, Film man John Lewis who and Celebration helped launch the trust. WHO: North Missoula Community The story is about the civil Development Corporation rights movement, but it’s also about affordable WHEN: Sat., June 25, at 6 PM land rights movements— WHERE: Roxy Theater something many people HOW MUCH: Free, donations encouraged
that musical makes me burst into song. Fri. and Sat. at 8 PM and Sun. at 2 PM. $15. Call 406-3759050 or go to hamiltonplayers. com for tickets.
in Montana can identify with today. NMCDC has transformed Missoula’s Northside over the years with its work on the Westside Playground, affordable housing, outdoor cinema, Moon-Randolph Homestead and the Northside Greenways. The Land Stewardship Program is another way it’s taking a creative approach—and a page from the history books—to find a better solution.
—Erika Fredrickson
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Monday Art class at the ZACC focuses on art forms including painting, sculpture, collage, and more. All projects will be focused around the theme of animals and honoring our furry (or scaley or fishy) friends. 9 AM–12 PM. $90/$80 for members. Comic Camp. This class will address the fundamentals involved in creating that unique art form, that we called cartooning. The class will collaborate on the creation of a comic book and each camper will take home a copy. 1 PM–4 PM $90/$80 for members. Brush up on your skillz with the Bridge Group for beginners or those in need of a refresher course. Missoula Senior Center, Mondays at 1 PM. $2.25. The Shuffles Dance Studio hosts tap classes for all ages and levels, Mondays through Thursdays from 4-7 PM. 500 N. Higgins Ave. Call 210-8792 or drop in to observe a class. $60 for four classes. WordPlay! offers opportunity for community creativity. Word games, poetry, free writing and expansion all happen in Ste. 4 of the Warehouse Mall at The Base. Open to all ages and abilities every Mon. at 4 PM.
nightlife Prepare a couple songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Mon. from 6-8 PM. Sip a fancy soda for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Familyfriendly, noon–8 PM. Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:30 PM. $12 buy-in.
Darto play the ZACC Below Sun., June 26, in an all-ages, drug- and alcohol-free show. 6 PM. $5 suggested donation.
The Missoula Marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like storytelling, finger plays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM on Sat. and 2 PM on Sun. at the Missoula Public Library. Free.
UM outdoor program hosts an all-day raft trip in Alberton Gorge. Email campusrec@ mso.umt.edu for info. $65
See Gen. George A. Custer’s post-Civil War tours in Texas and Kentucky reenacted at Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History, Bldg. T-316, Fort Missoula. 2 PM. Free.
Can I get an amen? Dance Church is in session on Sunday mornings. Dancers of all abilities are welcome at this mellow, guided class that lets you move like nobody is watching at the Downtown Dance Collective, 11 AM– noon, $5. Art on Tap is a painting class hosted by various Missoula venues. Today you can go to Montgomery Distillery to paint from 2 to 5 PM. An instructor leads you from blank canvas to ready-to-hang art. $32 per class. Visit artontapmissoula.com for locations.
nightlife Hamilton Players present Into the Woods. Just reading the name of that musical makes me burst into song. Fri. and Sat. at 8 PM and Sun. at 2 PM. $15. Call 406-375-9050 or go to hamiltonplayers.com for tickets.
Making God Laugh depicts one family as they move through 30 years worth of holidays. Oy! See www.operahousetheatre.com for showtimes. $20 for adults, $10 for kids.
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Darto play the ZACC below in an all-ages, drug- and alcohol-free show. 6 PM. $5 sugg. Open mic at Lolo Hot Springs’ Bear Cave Bar and Grill offers cool prizes like cabin stays, bar tabs and hot springs passes, plus drink specials, starting at 7 PM. Call 406-273-2297 to sign up. No cover.
The experts at REI show you how to backpack in the right way. Learn everything you need to know at Rocky Mountain Backpacking class from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Free. Our Missoula City Band rehearses each Monday eve at the Sentinel High School Band Room from 7-9. Open to all adult musicians. Come and join us! Missoula homegirl Kira Means plays original folk and jazz at Red Bird Wine Bar, 7– 10 PM. Free.
Whether the weekend’s winding down or just getting started, enjoy the No Pads, No Blazers Comedy Hour every fourth Sunday of the month at the VFW, at 8 PM sharpish and lasting just one hour. Includes half-off drink specials. $3 sugg. donation.
Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.
Sundays are shaken, not stirred, at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $5 martinis all evening, live jazz and local DJs keepin’ it classy. Music starts at 8 PM. Free.
Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM to close. Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.
Big Business stop in Missoula for one night to play the Badlander. Music starts at 9 PM. Tickets at Ear Candy Music. $10 adv./$13 day of the show.
Tuesday Jean Matthews Tuesdays at Twelve is a summer concert series, named after its founder, on the lawn of the Ravalli County Museum. Today’s music features Pine Grass. Noon to 1:30 PM. Free.
nightlife Play a round of disc golf in a local park. Missoula Parks and Rec and Garden City Flyers set up a course in a local park each Tuesday. This week’s folf adventure is at Silver Park, 5 PM. Free. Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike somewhere in the area. Find locations at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM. Enjoy yoga outdoors with Missoula Parks and Rec. Skilled instructors teach yoga basics to all ages and abilities every Tuesday evening at a local park. This week, head to Pineview Park for your down dog. 6-7 PM. Hellgate High grad Bill Bowers performs his one-man show Bill Bowers speechLess to benefit the Next Step scholarship fund. At MCT beginning at 7:30 PM. $20 at MCTinc.org. Built to Spill return to Missoula with
Toy Zoo. The Badlander, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $25/$22.50 advance at ticketfly.com. Grammy-winning artist Bonnie Bishop tours her sixth album, Ain’t Who I Was, after having cut ties with her dream of a career in music. Hear the results of this turn of events at Top Hat. Music starts at 8 PM. Free. Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW, 245 W. Main St. Current events, picture round and more. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: When did trampolining become an official Olympic sport? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife. Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent. At the Badlander, 9 PM to 1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@live.com. Michelle Karcher is releasing an EP of all originals and will play a short set with the mighty Travis Yost and amazing John Sporman, followed by two more bands: Love is a Dog and New Old Future. Sure to light up a Tuesday night! 9:30 PM. Free.
Built to Spill return to Missoula for a show at the Badlander Tue., June 28, at 8 PM.
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Spotlight Wanna feel old? Widespread Panic, one of those post-Grateful Dead jam bands that puts a relentless touring schedule and vibrant parking lot community over studio recordings and radio airplay, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. That’s right, 3-0. To put that in perspective, Widespread Panic is the same age now as the Dead was when Jerry died. And the venerable road warriors from Athens, Ga., have no intention of slowing down. Original members John Bell, Dave Schools and Domingo Ortiz are still churning out original setlists night after night, now joined by keyboardist JoJo Hermann, guitarist Jimmy Herring and drummer Duane Trucks. (Those setlists, by the way, are something like a work of art. The band goes to great lengths to avoid WHO: Widespread Panic WHEN: Wed., June 29, at 7:30 PM WHERE: Ogren Park at Allegiance Field HOW MUCH: $43 at ticketmaster.com repetition on tour, employing a color-coded master setlist, dry erase markers and all sorts of other criteria before settling on what it plays each show. It was enough of a process to warrant its own section of a 2002 documentary on the band.) Anyway, Widespread Panic has become a summer regular in Missoula, and this year swings through town following their usual encampment at Red Rocks. (FYI: WSP holds the record for most Red Rocks sellouts, according to JamBase.) For some bands, there might be a drop-off following three sold-out nights at one of the West’s most revered venues. But if Widespread Panic has shown anything over the years, it’s stamina.
—Skylar Browning
Wednesday Out to Lunch features live music in the riverfront setting of Caras Park every Wednesday through August. Enjoy a variety of food and drink from more than 20 vendors. This week’s music by Off in the Woods. 11 AM–2 PM. Free. Head to Missoula Winery for lawn game madness every Wed. through the summer. Croquet, bocce and Petanque (that’s French for bocce) from 4-7 PM.
nightlife The Missoula Marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100. Widespread Panic overtakes Missoula at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $40/$45 advance at MSO Hub. (See Spotlight.) The Montana Shamrockers help christen the Daly Mansion’s new gazebo. Open for picnics at 6 PM, music starts at 7 PM. $5 per person.
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Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free. Missoula City Band performs in the beautiful Bonner Park Band Shell Wednesdays from 8-9 PM through Aug. 10. Great band music and guest soloists each week. Free. Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander, 9 PM, no cover. Get your yodel polished up for rockin’ country karaoke night, every Wed. at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free. Wizzerd celebrates the release of their album Doomchild and kicks off their summer tour with Swamp Ritual at the Palace. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10.
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Israeli cellist Amit Peled plays the works of late master cellist Pablo Casals on Casals' very own cello. $20-$50. Thu., June 30, at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. Bicycle Eclectic, a photo exhibit by Greg Siple documenting a bike trip from Alaska to Argentina, opens today at the Missoula Art Museum. 10 AM. Free. Missoula, land of fresh produce, provides yet another weekly market for all your organic needs. 10 AM to 2 PM every Thurs. in Mansfield Mall on campus. Missoula Public Library hosts family movies every Thursday through June and July at 2 PM. Free. Spend a couple of hours at the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden. As you weed, mulch and build, you’ll learn about native plants and how to create your own garden at home. 4–6 PM Thurs. through Aug. 4. Free and open to the public.
nightlife Artist Dana Boussard talks about her current exhibit, HAYKIN - BOUSSARD - LIVEZEY ,
drawings explaining the West in a way that fills in what history books leave out. Radius Gallery, 5 PM. Downtown ToNight features live music, family activities, food and drink vendors and a beer garden. Every Thursday at Caras Park. 5:308:30 PM. This week: music by Full Grown Band. Free to attend. Cathy Clark teaches country dance steps at the Sunrise Saloon every Wednesday and Thursday at 7 PM. $5 per lesson, payable in cash.
Unnecessary Farce attempts to follow two cops, three crooks through eight doors. See operahousetheatre.com for showtimes. $20 for adults, $10 for kids. Kenneth Turan, film critic for the LA Times, introduces a screening of the movie Chinatown, one of the films featured in his book Not to be Missed. At the Roxy at 7 PM. Israeli cellist Amit Peled plays the works
of late master cellist Pablo Casals on Casals’ very own cello. $20-$50 at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. gscmusic.org for details. Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. Get cash toward your bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. It’s been 40 years and I just realized those spaceships on the album cover are guitars. Boston brings their reunion tour to Big Sky Brewing Co., promising to play all the hits. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7:30. $50/$49.50 advance at ticketweb.com. Wild Coyote Band play Sunrise Saloon. Music starts at 8 PM. Hone your performance skills at Broadway Inn’s open mic night, with singing and prizes at 9 PM. 1609 W. Broadway St. No cover. Hand me my glowsticks, Mama wants to
jiggle. Dead Hipster Dance Party is tonight at the Badlander, 208 Ryman St., with $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight. 21-plus. Joan Zen and band/soulmate Jason Hicks play Top Hat. Music starts at 9:30 PM. Free. Cavalcade with Wormwood & Friends happens every last Thurs. of the month at the Palace. June’s roster: Cairns, New Old Future, Rock & Roll Girlfriend, Deadbeats and Supreme Amoeba. Show starts at 10 PM. No cover.
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Agenda It’s no secret, Free Cycles, Missoula’s nonprofit community bike shop, needs help. To stay in their current location and continue to offer the amazing services they provide, they need money. Through fundraisers and a Crowdrise campaign, over $252,000 has been raised of the $385,000 goal, which will enable them to get a mortgage on the property. An extension on their original deadline gives them until July 1 to come up with the remaining $132,000. This town is filled with community-supporting badasses, and at the heart of Free Cycles is that same generous Missoula badassery. This nonprofit fulfills its mission to help build a healthier community. Their Build-a-Bike, Open Shop and Bike Well programs offer time, space, parts, tools and help. And that’s just what they do for Missoula. Free Cycles has also teamed up with Bikers Against Bullies USA to help provide lowincome kids in other communities with bikes of their very own. In true Free Cycles fashion, they not only help provide bikes, but offer much needed instruction and attention. On June 24, Imagine Nation Brewing hosts a Spin-a-Thon to benefit Free Cycles. Garden
We Ride for Free Cycles Spin-a-Thon at Imagine Nation Brewing features live music, food and drinks. See the Facebook event page for more details on how you can contribute or sign up to ride. Starts Fri.
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Living with the Land is an open forum discussion about permaculture. Composting, greenhouses and hugelculture are just part of what will be covered. North Valley Public Library in Stevensville at 6 PM. Call 777-5061 for more info.
Sip a fancy soda for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Family-friendly, noon–8 PM.
SATURDAY JUNE 25 Missoula’s Farmer’s Market offers produce, flowers, plants and more. Several food and drink vendors are on hand to provide shopping sustenance and there’s usually live music. Every Saturday through October, 8 AM–12:30 PM. Located at the XXXXs at the north end of Higgins Ave. Missoula’s Clark Fork Market features vendors offering local produce and meats as well as locally made products, hot coffee and prepared foods. Music starts at 10:30 under the Higgins Bridge. 8 AM–1 PM every Saturday through October.
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City Movers will deliver 10 stationary bikes so 10 four- to five-person teams can spin for two hours to raise $500 a piece. Teams can contribute the cash themselves and ride for fun, or they can solicit sponsorship to raise money. —Gaaby Patterson
WEDNESDAY JUNE 29 The Arlee Powwow is a six-day celebration to honor Native American elders and traditions. Powwow Road at the south end of Arlee. Check arleepowwow.com for details and schedules. MWA’s Shining Mountain Chapter is the featured organization at the KettleHouse’s Community UNite. They’re receive a portion of proceeds from every pint sold between 5 and 8 PM. Empty Bowls|Bending Toward Justice is a fundraiser for Missoula Food Bank. The handcrafted bowl your meal is served in is yours to keep. Ten Spoon Vineyard from 5:30–8 PM. $40 per single/$75 per couple.
The Yoga Spot and the Sweat Shop host yoga every Saturday morning at Imagine Nation Brewing. Class and a beer for $8. All money goes to Free Cycles.
United Way’s 85th anniversary brings A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Caras Park. 6-9 PM. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s or United Way. $25.
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The summer Missoula MADE fair is a full day of creative indulgence featuring over 100 local and regional artists making unique one-of-a-kind creations. In Caras Park from 10 AM to 5 PM.
The Arlee Powwow is a six-day celebration to honor Native American elders and traditions. Powwow Road at the south end of Arlee. Check arleepowwow.com for details and schedules.
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hucking off a huge ski jump you’ll get there via a hike and wedgie-inducing safety harness. Need more excuses for a Last Run Inn Bloody Mary? Try some of the other summer activities on tap at the ‘Bowl, including a mountain top folf course, hiking, or renting a Diggler, which appears to be some kind of mountain bike/scooter hybrid. Forget the snow. Summer’s here. —Andrew Graham Zip lining runs Thursday through Sunday from June 24 to Sept. 11 (the bar at Last Run Inn is open Friday to Sunday). Snowbowl recommends making a reservation, which can be done online or by calling 406-549-9777.
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THURSDAY JUNE 23 Spend a couple of hours at the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden. As you weed, mulch and build, you’ll learn about native plants and how to create your own garden at home. 4–6 PM Thurs. through Aug. 4. Free and open to the public. Feed your astronomy jones with UM’s Summer Planetarium Series. Every other Thu. through Aug. 18, two 50-min. shows per night, 6:30 PM and 8 PM. Payne Family Native American Center Stargazing Room. $6/$4 for kids 12 and under.
SATURDAY JUNE 25 Five Valleys Audubon takes you on an all-day field trip to Bandy Ranch. Meet in the northwest corner of Adam’s Center parking lot and bring a lunch. 7:50 AM. Call Larry at 406-549-5632 for info. The third annual Montana Mucker is the muddiest 5K and 1 mile obstacle run the Great Divide has ever seen. $50 for the big show, $10 for the kids Mighty Mile. Register at montanamucker.com. Two-day intro to kayaking clinic with Zoo Town Surfers begins in still water and ends in a river applying the skills you’ve learned. All equipment provided. $200. zootownsurfers.com for more info. Spend the day catching butterflies with Montana Natural History Center for their naturalist field day. 8 AM to 4 PM. $80/$70 MNHC members. Scholarships available. Go to montanan aturalist.org for more info. Check out youth events like mutton bustin’
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SUNDAY JUNE 26 UM outdoor program hosts an all-day raft trip in Alberton Gorge. Email campusrec@mso.umt.edu for info. $65
MONDAY JUNE 27 The experts at REI show you how to backpack in the right way. Learn everything you need to know at Rocky Mountain Backpacking class from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Free.
TUESDAY JUNE 28 Play a round of disc golf in a local park. Missoula Parks and Rec and Garden City Flyers set up a course in a local park each Tuesday. This week’s folf adventure is at Silver Park, 5 PM. Free. Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike somewhere in the area. Find locations at facebook.com/Montana DirtGirls. 6 PM. Plan to Hunt adult ed series will help you discover everything you need to hunt more confidently in Montana. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 6 PM. Free.
THURSDAY JUNE 30 Spend a couple of hours at the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden. As you weed, mulch and build, you’ll learn about native plants and how to create your own garden at home. 4–6 PM Thurs. through Aug. 4. Free and open to the public.
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“Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
ADVICE GODDESS By Amy Alkon CANINE AND A HALF E My girlfriend sleeps with her two medium-sized dogs. They are, to quote her, her “babies.” I see them more as her bodyguards. We don’t live together, but even when I sleep over, which is a few times a week, she refuses to kick them out of the bed. She has a nice bed they could sleep on downstairs in a spare room, but she says she doesn’t trust them down there. –Second Fiddle She doesn’t trust them down there in the spare room? What will they do, get on the landline and make prank calls to Taiwan? The truth is, a dog (or dogs) left alone in a room may, in short order, chew a $900 leather chair into a $900 pile of stuffing. People tend to see this as the dog’s scheming attempt to show its owner who’s boss. However, anthrozoologist and doggy behavior researcher John W.S. Bradshaw says the notion that dogs are engaged in this fight for dominance with humans just isn’t supported by modern science. Unfortunately, widespread belief in this myth has led many to see (highly effective) rewardbased dog training as coddling and instead opt for Stalinistic confrontation- and punishment-based training, which Bradshaw writes “may initially suppress (some unwanted) behavior but can then cause the dog to become depressed and withdrawn.” Chewing, Bradshaw explains, is actually a form of tension relief for a dog. Tension? Because the dog has a big project due at the office? Well, actually, we bred dogs to bond with us, so they evolved to find human contact very rewarding. And according to Bradshaw’s research, many dogs experience serious “separation distress” when isolated from their owner – which they often express in all sorts of décor-destroying ways. (Welcome to Bed Bath & Look, It’s A Giant Dog Bone With Throw Pillows!) Now, maybe you’re thinking, “The girlfriend’s two dogs have each other!” If only that counted in dog terms. Bradshaw references a study in which mutts in a kennel, separated from their usual canine kennel mates, didn’t act out; however, those separated from their usual human caretakers freaked. As Bradshaw puts it, for a dog, the key pack member is “almost always a human.” As for the human conflict here, relationships researcher John Gottman explains that the answer to gridlock on an issue isn’t solving the problem (which may be impossible) but being able to talk about it with humor, empathy, and affection. What’s essential is that your feelings seem to be important to your girlfriend and that she at
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least consider possible compromises, like having the doggies in her bedroom but on beds on the floor. (It may take some training to get a bed dog to be a floor dog.) Ultimately, in the bedroom, the Reign of Terrier may not end, but on the upside, paw print place mats have yet to appear on the dining table, and your customary glass of merlot isn’t being set next to a bowl of pasta primavera on the floor.
UGLY BATTY I’m a guy in my late 30s. I don’t fear commitment; I fear surprise–the surprise I get when I find I’m with yet another crazy woman. My previous two girlfriends eventually turned out to be total psychos–mean, controlling, and paranoid that I was cheating (which I’ve NEVER done). I’m beginning to think love is a ruse, with women pretending to be cool and balanced until their true crazy colors come out. –Weary There are events in life that are totally unexpected, like getting sucked up by a big vacuum hose into a passing alien spaceship. If you’re the one who ends up under the probe, we don’t get to go all accusey on you, like, “You...went out to the mailbox on a Saturday afternoon?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!!” In relationships, however, though there are a few gifted crazies who can pull the long con, most reveal who they really are in many small ways–long before you wake up strapped to a chair with a bright light shining in your eyes: “Tell me why you had sex with the neighbor!” she bellows. You: “Wait–the 90-year-old?” Identifying which ladies are from Crazy Acres involves two things: 1. Taking things really slowly so you can look at a woman’s behavior over time (especially when she doesn’t think you’re looking). 2. Wanting to see more than you want to believe. It also might help you to take an honest approach to the past–admitting that you treated hope as a creative alternative to critical analysis. This should help keep you from rashly welcoming the wrong people into your life, like that dark stranger ringing your bell in the hooded cloak: “Come on in, mister! There’s a bowl of nuts on the table and there are cocktails on the minibar. May I take your scythe?”
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Bartender Missoula establishment is seeking a PT Bartender with excellent customer service skills. Previous bartending experience is preferred, but not required. Will be mixing and serving alcoholic beverages at a full service bar, collecting money, making change and operating a Point Of Sale. This position is working in the bar, as well as catering outside events. Applicant must become TIPS trained within 90 days after hire. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Pay is $8.05/hr + tips. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10212365 COMMERCIAL DRIVERS NEEDED! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill positions for Class B drivers ASAP. $14/hour, Full-time. Call Us at 543-6033 Dickey’s Barbeque Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is seeking a Manager! We are looking for an energetic & self-motivated individual to join our team. We operate in a very fast-paced environment! Responsible for the day
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to day restaurant operation. Will be expected to jump into any position when necessary. A primary responsibility is to ensure customer satisfaction! We are open from 11am-9pm daily and need someone with a flexible schedule willing to work some weekend hours! To be considered, candidates must have 2+ years of restaurant experience, shift lead or supervisor experience is a plus! Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10211526 NEED A JOB? Let NELSON PERSONNEL help in your job search! Fill out an application and schedule an interview. Call Us at 543-6033 Nelson Personnel is in search for a professional, friendly individual to fill FULL-TIME a RECEPTIONIST/ADMIN ASST. position. $10-12/hr. Call Us at 543-6033 NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a PRODUCTION SUPPORT position for a manufacturing company. $11.00/hr. Full-Time. Call Us at 543-6033 Office Assistant Seeking a Temporary/Part Time Receptionist position to support our Transportation Department. 15-20 hours a week for 5-6 weeks. Duties include: data entry, event setup, communicating information on the Missoula in Motion (sustainable transportation) to the general public in person and via phone. Most have a valid Montana driver’s license to run a variety of errands. $10$12.00/DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #27960 Production Support Contribute to running the business by ensuring quality and on time delivery when preparing prefinished siding, including: loading of automated machines, painting of boards by hand, and bundling and packaging of units for shipment. Contribute to improving the business by continually contributing and implementing ideas to improve the worksite or processes at all times. This includes creating a positive culture of continuous improvement by learning and applying lean principles, exhibiting honesty at all times, and respecting other people at all times. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27159
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Receptionist Rocky Mountain Eye Center is looking for a full time Receptionist. Duties include answering phones, scheduling appointments and taking detailed messages. This is a busy office environment, so you need to be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Must have the ability to learn new software and have excellent customer service skills. Some typing and computer knowledge is helpful. Need to have considerable patience and the ability to work effectively and professionally with a wide range of people of all ages and abilities. Will work Monday through Friday, 8:30 am 5:30 pm. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10211565 Room Attendant Local hotel is seeking a room attendant to perform housekeeping duties in the guest and public spaces. The company is one of the nation’s leading hotel management and development companies, specializing in full service and limited service hotels nationwide. We are recognized as an innovative leader in the industry as an operator, employer, developer, and investor. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform preemployment criminal background screening. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10212368 Trader/Broker Assistant Ideal candidate will work in a fast-paced, changing and growing open office environment with a strong work ethic. Duties include: assisting domestic trader(s) with prospects and customers, maintaining orders, arranging and tracking shipments, building and maintaining relationships with new and existing logistics companies, customers and prospects, customer support and maintaining transaction paperwork and supplier audits. Must be confident, extremely detail oriented and possess strong written, oral, organizational skills. Must prioritize and be flexible and innovative in problem solving. 2+ years related business experience. Proficiency in MS Office- Outlook, Excel, and Word. Excellent compensation and benefits package. – Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27755 Travel Agent Travel agents do much more than help members plan exceptional getaways. They are critical in helping deliver our tradition of trust through unparalleled service and value. As a rapidly growing and financially stable company we are recruiting a creative, dynamic and motivated Travel Agent to drive big ideas and enhance services for our members. This is an immediate part-time opportunity for a sales-minded individual to join an exclusive team of Travel Agents in our booming Missoula, MT Branch office. Full
job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27636 WORK OUTSIDE! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a Maintenance position for a property management company. $10/hr. Full-time. Call Us at 543-6033
PROFESSIONAL Legal Assistant The Montana Legal Services Association has an opening for a full-time legal assistant in our Missoula office. The legal assistant will be part of MLSA’s Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA) project and is responsible for providing support to the FDCPA Staff Attorney and pro se assistance to clients. Applicants must demonstrate excellent practice skills, strong people skills, and flexibility. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10211873 Materials Testing Technician Exciting longterm career opportunity for a Laboratory technician to join a leading provider in consulting, engineering, and technical services throughout Montana and worldwide. Must have mathematical aptitude. A background in science with emphasis in Mathematics, Physics, Geology or Geoscience course work is preferred. Must be able to read, write and communicate in English. Computer skills in Microsoft office suite are preferred, especially Excel. Materials testing certifications also desired, including; ACI, nuclear densometer certificate, and others. - Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27889 Program Manager II Directs and supervises all aspects of the daily functioning of a Adolescent Residential Program. Disciplines staff as needed under the direction of the Program Director. Schedules shifts and monitors record-keeping and treatment plans. Evaluates staff performance. Provides administrative input to the program’s management team. Provides clinical treatment to all residents on a daily basis under the supervision of the Director and the Therapist. Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in human service or at least three years of direct employment experience, in addition to holding a supervisory or leadership position for one year. Will be required to pass and maintain mandatory training certifications, including First Aid, CPR, Medication Certification, and H.E.L.P. training. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10211616
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EMPLOYMENT apply • Local hauls • Home daily • Good pay • Benefits • 2 years exp. required Call 406-493-7876 9am-5pm M-F. Concrete Carpenter We are currently looking for rock solid Concrete Form Setters in Missoula! All applicants must have experience setting concrete forms as part a team. Must be proficient at working with insulated concrete forms and a good understanding of concrete form construction. Preferred to have at least 3 years of experience in a construction environment and setting forms. Positions are full time and traveling work may be available. Candidates should have a flexible schedule and possibly able to report to a job site on short notice. Must have reliable transportation and basic hand tools. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10211664 FULL-TIME DIESEL MECHANIC. New dealership facility. Health Insurance, Benefits. Minimum 2-yr Diesel Tech degree. Diesel experience, Farm background and CDL helpful. Willie’s Farm Repair, Scobey, Montana 406487-5338 Quality Transportation is hiring CDL-A Drivers. Locations in NV and CA. MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE. Call 775-635-2443 or www.qtinv.net for application. Stone Installer/ Fabricator Seeking energetic and attentive person to join our team in a fast-paced stone countertop fabrication shop. Ideal candidate must: Possess current MT DL; Be able to safely lift, pull and move heavy objects and equipment; Possess basic carpentry skills, including completing accurate measurements and calculations; Be able to safely and accurately use hand and power tools. Preferred requirements include: Experience in a granite/quartz fabrication shop; Certification as a forklift operator. $11-$15 DOE. E-mail resume to hollie@imperialmissoula.com Tool Room Machinist An established and growing Missoula manufacturing company is looking for a full time, experienced Tool Room Machinist. Responsible for producing machined parts by programming, setting up and operating a CNC machine; maintaining quality and safety standards. Experience with Gcode programming, Solid Works for CAD and CAM is preferred, other 3D solid modeling experience will be considered. Experience setting up manual and mill lathes. Knowledge of basic math, geometry and trigonometry. Ability to interpret drawings and specifications. Hours are M-TH 6am-3pm and F 6am-12noon. Wage $16-$18/hour DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 27822 TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING. Complete programs and refresher courses, rent equip-
ment for CDL. Job Placement Assistance. Financial assistance for qualified students. SAGE Technical Services, Billings/Missoula, 1-800-5454546 Welder/Fabricator The job of Welder/Metal Fabricator is for the purpose of fabricating and welding parts/ assemblies in the manufacturing and production of commercial stainless steel swimming pool equipment while meeting demand and completing work orders in a timely, efficient manner; and ensuring safety and resolving immediate safety concerns. All welds are performed to company standards and finished products or projects are to conform to drawing and quality specifications. Qualified candidate must be able to walk and stand throughout an eight to ten hour day, and must be able to consistently lift 50 to 70lbs from a floor or table position to waist high using proper lifting technique. This is a full time, long term position. Wage $12.50-$15/hour DOE and weld test. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27873
TRAINING/ INSTRUCTION Guitar Instructor Parttime GUITAR INSTRUCTOR to work with groups of children ages 5-12 in a fun, supportive, and professional environment. Initial commitment will be 3:00-7:00 Mondays and Tuesdays each week beginning August 31st and will expand to Monday through Thursday from 3:00-7:00 each day in January 2017. Application deadline is June 29th. This is a national program that consists of a thorough curriculum and specific teaching approach for working with young students. A new instructor will go through a training and class observation process before receiving a teaching certification, and will be expected to commit to two years of teaching. You will earn a high hourly wage with a small weekly time commitment, doing work that is fun, re-
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HEALTH CAREERS CPR, EMT, PARAMEDIC & MORE. Missoula Emergency Services Inc. Training Center. Flexible solutions for your education needs. missoulaems.com D e r m a t o l o g y LPN/CMA Candidates must have excellent clinical and computer skills (Epic experience preferred) and be able to demonstrate their initiative and ability to work in a team environment with patients, providers and co-workers. Be a part of an organization that makes a difference in our health care community. Seeking LPN/CMA’s with experience in Dermatology, Family Practice, Midwifery and a Sleep Clinic setting with a current MT LPN license or certified/registered MA required. New graduates will be considered. Wage range from $13.50-$20.25/DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27049 Pediatric RN/LPN North West Home Care, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse to provide skilled nursing to a pediatric client in their home. If you are compassionate and have a positive attitude, this may be the perfect position for you. The selected candidate will provide nursing care to clients as directed by the plan of care, aiming to give the client the highest possible quality of life and independence. The RN/LPN will promote, maintain or restore optimal health throughout the life process by assessing, reporting and recording the patient’s health status. You will participate in planning and implementing strategy of care
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to accomplish defined goals. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10212364 Public Health Nurse Requires current license to practice as registered professional nurse in Montana. Requires current driver’s license. Promotes and maintains the health of individual families and the community through teaching, counseling, advocacy, and other appropriate interventions. Primary focus involves Maternal Child Health Home Visiting for prenatal and postpartum women. Works with public and private agencies to improve community health through the collection and assessment of health data. Identifying patients who have physical, social and emotional needs. Serves as case manager in the assessment of nursing needs. Develops nursing care plans and provides documentation. Assists individuals and families to utilize community health resources. Provides health education to individuals and groups, including other
health professionals. May assist citizen groups in organizing community health programs. Assists with mentoring and providing guidance for nursing students assigned to the Health Department. Acts as a liaison with state agencies as assigned. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10211816
SALES Insurance Member Specialist As a Member Specialist you will join a team of highly skilled colleagues offering exceptional service. You will be accountable for your individual goals as well as shared team goals. Required Qualifications and Experience: Attendance is an essential function of the position, minimum one year of sales experience, solid knowledge of basic geography, ability to read a map, minimum one year working in customer service with direct contact with the public, high school diploma or GED. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #27635
AUCTIONS A PUBLIC AUCTION will be held outside the North Entrance of the Deer Lodge County Courthouse, 800 Main Street, Anaconda, MT 59711, City of Anaconda on the 25th of June, 2016 at 12:00 PM. See our website at: www.adlc.us KB FARMING FARM EQUIPMENT “LIVE AUCTION” Thurs., July 14, 10 a.m. 14 mi. NE of Conrad, MT. Large line of excellent farm equipment. View @ ShobeAuction.com or MBAuction.com 406-538-5125
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Joan Wasser is a Leo singer-songwriter who is known by her stage name Joan As Police Woman. In her song “The Magic,” she repeats one of the lyric lines fourteen times: “I’m looking for the magic.” For two reasons, I propose that we make that your mantra in the coming weeks. First, practical business-as-usual will not provide the uncanny transformative power you need. Nor will rational analysis or habitual formulas. You will have to conjure, dig up, or track down some real magic. My second reason for suggesting “I’m looking for the magic” as your mantra is this: You’re not yet ripe enough to secure the magic, but you can become ripe enough by being dogged in your pursuit of it.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): My meditations have generated six metaphorical scenarios that will symbolize the contours of your life story during the next 15 months: 1. a claustrophobic tunnel that leads to a sparkling spa; 2. a 19th-century Victorian vase filled with 13 fresh wild orchids; 3. an immigrant who, after tenacious effort, receives a green card from her new home country; 4. an elevenyear-old child capably playing a 315-year-old Stradivarius violin; 5. a menopausal empty-nester who falls in love with the work of an ecstatic poet; 6. a humble seeker who works hard to get the help necessary to defeat an old curse.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): During my careers as a writer and musician, many “experts” have advised me not to be so damn faithful to my muse. Having artistic integrity is a foolish indulgence that would ensure my eternal poverty, they have warned. If I want to be successful, I’ve got to sell out; I must water down my unique message and pay homage to the generic formulas favored by celebrity artists. Luckily for me, I have ignored the experts. As a result, my soul has thrived and I eventually earned enough money from my art to avoid starvation. But does my path apply to you? Maybe; maybe not. What if, in your case, it would be better to sell out a little and be, say, just 75 percent faithful to your muse? The next 12 months will be an excellent time for you to figure this out once and for all.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Critics of text-messaging are wrong to think it’s a regressive form of communication,” writes poet Lily Akerman. “It demands so much concision, subtlety, psychological art – in fact, it’s more like pulling puppet strings than writing.” I bring this thought to your attention, Taurus, because in my opinion the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to apply the metaphor of text-messaging to pretty much everything you do. You will create interesting ripples of success as you practice the crafts of concision, subtlety, and psychological art.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The past lives on in art and memory,” writes author Margaret Drabble, “but it is not static: it shifts and changes as the present throws its shadow backwards.” That’s a fertile thought for you to meditate on during the coming weeks, Aries. Why? Because your history will be in a state of dramatic fermentation. The old days and the old ways will be mutating every which way. I hope you will be motivated, as a result, to rework the story of your life with flair and verve.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): To celebrate my birthday, I’m taking time off from dreaming up original thoughts and creative spurs. For this horoscope, I’m borrowing some of the BOLD Laws of author Dianna Kokoszka. They are in sweet alignment with your astrological omens for the next 13 months. Take it away, Dianna: 1. Focus on the solution, not the problem. 2. Complaining is a garbage magnet. 3. What you focus on expands. 4. Do what you have always done, and you will get what you have always gotten. 5. Don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides. 6. Success is simple, but not easy. 7. Don’t listen to your drunk monkey. 8. Clarity is power. 9. Don’t mistake movement for achievement. 10. Spontaneity is a conditioned reflex. 11. People will grow into the conversations you create around them. 12. How you participate here is how you participate everywhere. 13. Live your life by design, not by default.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): No pressure, no diamond. No grit, no pearl. No cocoon, no butterfly. All these clichés will be featured themes for you during the next 12 months. But I hope you will also come up with fresher ways to think about the power and value that can be generated by tough assignments. If you face your exotic dilemmas and unprecedented riddles armed with nothing more than your culture’s platitudes, you won’t be able to tap into the untamed creativity necessary to turn problems into opportunities. Here’s an example of the kind of original thinking you’ll thrive on: The more the growing chamomile plant is trodden upon, the faster it grows.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The royal courts of Renaissance England often employed professional fools whose job it was to speak raw or controversial truths with comedic effect. According to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Queen Elizabeth once castigated her fool for being “insufficiently severe with her.” The modern-day ombudsman has some similarities to the fool’s function. He or she is hired by an organization to investigate complaints lodged by the public against the organization. Now would be an excellent time for you to have a fool or ombudsman in your own sphere, Sagittarius. You’ve got a lot of good inklings, but some of them need to be edited, critiqued, or perhaps even satirized.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn journalist Katie Couric is a best-selling author who has interviewed five American presidents and had prominent jobs at three major TV networks. What’s her secret to success? She has testified that her goal is to be as ingratiating and charming as she can be without causing herself to throw up. I don’t often recommend this strategy for you, but I do now. The coming weeks will be prime time for you to expand your web of connections and energize your relationships with existing allies by being almost too nice. To get what you want, use politeness as your secret weapon.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The water cannot talk without the rocks,” says aphorist James Richardson. Does that sound like a metaphor you’d like to celebrate in the coming weeks? I hope so. From what I can tell, you will be like a clean, clear stream rippling over a rocky patch of river bed. The not-really-all-that-bad news is that your flow may feel erratic and jerky. The really good news is that you will be inspired to speak freely, articulately, and with creative zing. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Every now and then you may benefit from being a bit juvenile, even childlike. You can release your dormant creativity by losing your adult composure and indulging in free-form play. In my astrological opinion, this is one of those phases for you. It’s high time to lose your cool in the best possible ways. You have a duty to explore the frontiers of spontaneity and indulge in I-don’t-give-a-cluck exuberance. For the sake of your peace-of-soul and your physical health, you need to wriggle free of at least some of your grown-up responsibilities so you can romp and cavort and frolic.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Renowned martial artist Bruce Lee described the opponent he was most wary of: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” In my astrological opinion, you should regard that as one of your keystone principles during the next 12 months. Your power and glory will come from honing one specific skill, not experimenting restlessly with many different skills. And the coming weeks will be an excellent time to set your intention.
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PUBLIC NOTICES Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Missoula County Cause No.: DV16-418 Dept. No.: 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Rachel Pearson, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Rachel Alexina Pearson to Rachel Alexina McCullough. The hearing will be on June 29, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in MIssoula County. Date 5/25/16 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-16-78 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD A. SCHMITZ, a/k/a Richard Schmitz Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above named Estate. All persons having claims
against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to JOSEPH H. SCHMITZ, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Reely Law Firm, P.C., 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 31st day of May, 2016. /s/ Joseph H. Schmitz, Personal Representative REELY LAW FIRM, P.C. 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Probate No. DP16-80 Dept. 4 Judge Townsend NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF GLENN R. SCHMIDT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having
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MNAXLP claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be either mailed to JACOB W. SCHMIDT, the personal representative . Return receipt requested, at P.O. Box 2414 Aspen, CO 81612 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court Dated (date of earliest publication). /s/ Jacob W.Schmidt, P.O. 2414 Aspen, CO 81612 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause No. DG-1639 ORDER IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP OF L.P., a Minor. UPON Request for Hearing; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: Hearing is set for Thursday the 28th of July, 2016, at 8:45 a.m. DATED this 4th day of May, 2016. /s/ John W. Larson, District Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DV-16-400 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION TERRY W. PAYNE and PATRICIA J. PAYNE, Plaintiffs, v. HELEN E. SHULL, ESTATE OF HELEN E. SHULL, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFFS’ TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defen-
dants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title the followingdescribed real property located in Missoula County, Montana: A tract of land situated in the Southeast corner of Block 6 of McWhirk’s Addition to the City of Missoula, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof, which is particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Block 6, and running thence Northerly along the West boundary line of Jefferson Street, a distance of 100 feet, more or less to the South Boundary line of the alley in said Block; thence West, at right angles, and along the south boundary line of said alley, a distance of 74.5 feet to a point; thence South and parallel to the West boundary line of said Jefferson Street, a distance of 100 feet, more or less to a point on the North boundary line of Front Street; thence East along the said North Boundary line of Front Street, a distance of 74.5 feet to the Southeast corner of said Block 6 and place of beginning. Dated this 31st day of May, 2016. /s/ SHIRLEY E. FAUST By: M.J. Tanna Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4
Cause No. DP-16-87 Hon. Karen S. Townsend Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF ILIENE E. SHREVE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Wanda Ellen Shreve Braae, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 13 day of June, 2016. /s/ Wanda Braae, Personal Representative SKJELSET & GEER, P.L.L.P. By: /s/ Suzanne Geer Attorneys for the Estate STATE OF MONTANA ):ss. County of Missoula) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. Signed this 13 day of June, 2016. /s/ Wanda Braae, Personal Representative Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 day of June, 2016. /s/ Suzanne Geer Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Stevensville, Montana My Commission Expires October 2, 2016 Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Probate No DP 16-89 District Judge John W. Larson NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FERRIS E. CLOUSE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as the Co-Personal Representatives of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the Decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or their claims will be forever barred.
Claims must be mailed to Anna Marie L. Clouse and Shawn F. Clouse, Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at c/o Crowley Fleck PLLP, 500 Transwestern Plaza II, 490 North 31st Street, Suite 500, P.O. Box 2529, Billings, Montana 59103, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 25 day of May, 2016. /s/ Anna Marie L. Clouse, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Ferris E. Clouse Dated this 25 day of May, 2016. /s/ Shawn F. Clouse, CoPersonal Representative of the Estate of Ferris E. Clouse MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-16-100 Dept. No. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID CUTTS LOGAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed to Bruce M. Reid, Personal Representative, c/o SOL & WOLFE LAW FIRM, PLLP at 101 East Broadway, Ste. 300, Missoula, Montana 59802, return receipt requested, or filed with the clerk of the above Court at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802. DATED this 25th day of May, 2016. /s/ Bruce M. Reid, Personal Representative /s/ Michael Sol, Attorney for Personal Representative Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, Cause No. DV 2011-923, Robert James Wilkes v. State of Montana, Hon. Ed. McLean presiding. Please take notice the Montana Innocence Project (MTIP) seeks to contact S.W., date of birth
12/19/1982, recently known to be a resident of Helena, MT, Missoula, MT, and Casper, WY. MTIP seeks S.W.’s consent for the release of her confidential medical records in relation to the abovementioned case. Please contact MTIP at 406-243-6698, or MTIP Legal Director Larry D. Mansch at larry@mtinnocenceproject.org, with any information about how to reach S.W. Notice of Public Hearing The Homeword Board of Directors will hold their quarterly board meeting on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016, from 3 – 5 pm at 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste 114. This meeting is open to the public. For further information, contact Erin Ojala, Homeword Administrative Specialist, at 406-532-4663 x10. If you have comments, please mail them to: Homeword, 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste 116A, Missoula, MT, 59808. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by BENJAMIN P. HURSH, as successor Trustee, of the public sale of the real property hereinafter described pursuant to the “Small Tract Financing Act of Montana” (Section 71-1-301, et seq., MCA). The following information is provided: THE NAME OF THE GRANTOR, ORIGINAL TRUSTEE, THE BENEFICIARY IN THE DEED OF TRUST, ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY OR GRANTOR, ANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AND THE PRESENT RECORD OWNER IS/ARE: Grantor: J o h n T. Giblin, III (“Grantor”) Original Trustee: Western Title & Escrow Successor Trustee: Benjamin P. Hursh, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Montana (the “Trustee”) Beneficiary: First Interstate Bank (the “Beneficiary”) Present Record Owner: John T. Giblin, III THE DESCRIPTION OF
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PUBLIC NOTICES THE PROPERTY COVERED BY THE DEED OF TRUST IS: The real property and its appurtenances in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 4-1-A of Certificate of Survey No. 5752, located in the S1/2NE1/4 and the N1/2SE1/4 of Section 18, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents have been recorded in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Missoula County, Montana. Deed of Trust dated April 29, 2011, and recorded April 29, 2011, in Book 876 of Micro Records at
Page 1281, under Document No. 201107066 records of Missoula County, Montana; and Substitution of Trustee dated April 19, 2016, and recorded April 22, 2016, under Document No. 201606048, Book 960, Page 276, records of Missoula County, Montana. THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: Nonpayment of monthly installments of $1,267.00 due under the Promissory Note dated April 29, 2011, as extended, which is secured by the Deed of Trust. The borrower is due for the February, 2016 payment and for each subsequent monthly payment. THE
MNAXLP SUMS OWING ON THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE DEED OF TRUST AS OF May 9, 2016, ARE: Principal: $96,916.16 Interest: Interest continues to accrue at a rate of 7.5000% per annum. As of May 9, 2016 the interest balance is $2,998.13 and interest accrues at the rate of $19.9142 per day. Escrow: $239.24 Late fees: $375.00 The Beneficiary anticipates and intends to disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the real property, and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts or taxes are paid by the Grantor or successor in in-
terest to the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of the sale include the Trustee’s and attorney’s fees, and costs and expenses of sale. THE TRUSTEE, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BENEFICIARY, HEREBY ELECTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE AFORESAID OBLIGATIONS. THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date: September 22, 2016 Time: 1:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time or
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Mountain Daylight Time, whichever is in effect. Place: Crowley Fleck PLLP, 305 S. Fourth St., Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59807-7099 Terms: This sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, and excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. Dated this 9th day of May, 2016. /s/ Benjamin P. Hursh BENJAMIN P. HURSH Trustee STATE OF MONTANA ) : ss. County of Missoula) This instrument was ac-
knowledged before me on 9th May, 2016, by Benjamin P. Hursh, as Trustee. /s/ Dawn L. Hanninen Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My commission expires: February 14, 2020 File No.: 34-156081 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/14/11, recorded as Instrument No. 201118230 B: 884 P: 1257, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Douglas A Freas and Andrea L Freas, husband and wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 4 in Block 12 of West View, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 10 of Plats at Page 1. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 12/01/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of April 26, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $176,552.93. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $173,598.16, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance
and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on September 2, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.co m or USA-Foreclosure .com. Freas, Douglas A. and Andrea L. (TS# 7 0 2 3 . 1 1 6 1 9 5 ) 1002.286787-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Refer-
PUBLIC NOTICES ence is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/17/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200413948 Book 732 Page 1241, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Lori Hanebuth, a married woman as her separate estate was Grantor, Montana Mortgage Company, a Montana Corporation was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, LLC was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, LLC as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 4 of Certificate of Survey
No. 5200, a tract of land located in the Southeast one-quarter of Section 20, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, Principal Meridian, Montana Missoula County, Montana. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201304679, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-RP3. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest
MNAXLP and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 03/01/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 2, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $194,900.52. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $180,898.17, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to
sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of Missoula on September 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty,
express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at
www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.co m or USA-Foreclosure .com. HANEBUTH, LORI (TS# 7023.114234) 1002.284908-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/18/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200814959 B: 821 P: 1138, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Lester J. Silverthorne was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Golf Savings Bank, its successors and as-
signs was Beneficiary and Insured Titles was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 3 and 4 in Block 90 of School Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201312931 B:915 P: 697, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust
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PUBLIC NOTICES and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 12/01/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of April 13, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $142,544.95. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $136,845.89, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on August 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees)
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other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.co m or USAForeclosure.com. Silverthorne, Lester J. (TS# 7 0 2 3 . 1 1 6 1 5 2 ) 1002.286633-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 15, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 14 IN BLOCK 2 OF BEN HUGHES ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF STACY K BUCKINGHAM, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on May 5, 2004, and recorded on May 11, 2004 as Book 731, Page 1555 under Document No. 200412694. Modification agreement recorded August 26, 2013 in Book 918, Page 689 under Document no. 201317123. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Chase Funding Loan Acquisition Trust, Mortgage Loan AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2004-OPT1. First Ameri-
MNAXLP can Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $550.30, beginning November 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of March 31, 2016 is $170,212.08 principal, interest at the rate of 2.15000% totaling $1,829.76, late charges in the amount of $924.56, escrow advances of $746.97, suspense balance of $350.00 and other fees and expenses advanced of $147.00, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any
representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INF O R M A T I O N OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: April 5, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 5 day of April, 2016 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary
Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 J P Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs BUCKINGHAM 101101 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 9, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 1 AND THE NORTH 37 FEET OF LOT 2 OF WOHL HOME TRACTS, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. CHRIS JOHNSON and DARLA JOHNSON, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for Mountain West Bank, N.A., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on October 4, 2006, and recorded on October 10, 2006 as Book 784, Page 1488, Document No. 200626239. The beneficial interest is currently held by Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”). First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,161.34 beginning August 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of February 9, 2016 is $292,042.89 principal, in-
PUBLIC NOTICES terest at the rate of 2.00000% totaling $4,329.32, escrow advances of $1,405.80, suspense balance of $-228.40 and other fees and expenses advanced of $257.00, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the pro-
ceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, with-
MNAXLP out limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be
due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: April 4, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339
Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 4 day of April, 2016 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kailtin Ann Gotch know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Seterus vs JOHNSON, CHRIS 100999
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RENTALS APARTMENTS 1 bed, 1 bath, $625, Pullman, W/D hookups, off street parking, large deck, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1024 Stephens Ave. #14. 1 bed/1 bath, central location, coin-ops, cat? $625. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
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More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY GETZ, Prudential Montana Real Estate. (406) 214-4016 • j a y. g e t z @ p r u m t . c o m • www.JayGetzMissoula.com
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4611 North Avenue West. 3 bed, 2 bath on almost 1/2 acre near the river. $409,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 5 Bdr, 2.5 Bath Lower Rattlesnake home. $525,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 2.5 Bath University District home. $625,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-
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408 Oak Street. Remodeled 1 bed, 1 bath with wood floors in River Front Park neighborhood. $206,888. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com
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HOMES FOR SALE
Trail Street 2144 Trail Street. Beautiful upgraded home in an awesome location with immaculate landscaping! A Must See! $280,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Wonderful Target Range home 2020 Sundance Ln 59804, 4+ bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2car garage, shop, fenced yard, updated windows & appliances, u/g sprinklers, near river access $378,000 (406) 531-3753”
CONDOS 2 Bdr, 1.5 Bath, Lewis & Clark condo. $146,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call
REAL ESTATE Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16 Located next to Burns Street Bistro, this is a beautiful space to call home. With over 1200 sq ft this home lets you spread out and relax. $158,000 KD 240-5227 or Sarah 3703995 porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #301. Large 1 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $210,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com Uptown Flats #303. 1 bed, 1 bath with all the amenities. $159,710. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com
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2011 16x80 3 bed 2 bath includes Skirting, A/C. Delivered and setup within 100 miles of Billings. $39,900 3 left. Call Now! 406-259-4663 4033 Matthew Street. 2 bed, 1 bath mobile home in Westview Park with deck & mountain views. $38,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
LAND FOR SALE 156 ACRES, EASY ACCESS. $199,900. Bordered by USFS lands. Prime hunting. 15 minutes to Superior MT. Southern exposure, good mix of trees and meadows. Power nearby. Twite Realty • Mark Twite • 406-8801956 • NewHomes@Montana.com • www.marktwite.com 18.6 acre building lot in Sleeman Creek, Lolo. $129,900. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 20 acres Granite County $44,900. Wild Horse
Road: Gated access, prime hunting area. Timber, views, usable terrain. Twite Realty • Mark Twite • 406-880-1956 • newhomes@montana.com • www.marktwite.com 2598 WHISKEY JACK, HAMILTON MT. $89,500. 20+ acres South of Hamilton. Bordered by USFS lands. Gated community access. Sweet seller terms available with 20% down. Twite Realty • Mark Twite • 406880-1956 • NewHomes@Montana.com • www.marktwite.com
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NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
NHN Roundup Tract #7. $1,250,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com NHN Roundup. Tract #5 20. 07 acres. $999,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com
3.52ac $259/month Boulder, MT- 2.12ac $391/month Absarokee, MT21.3ac $203/month Red Lodge, MTMore properties online. Justin Joyner Steel Horse RE www.ownerfinancemt.com 406-539-1420 320 ACRES, GRANITE COUNTY. $172,000. Located about an hour east of Missoula. Bordered by BLM and State lands. Good grazing area. Prime hunting area. Twite Realty • Mark Twite • 406-880-1956 • NewHomes@Montana.com • www.marktwite.com 4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 40 ACRES- 2 CREEKSSELLER TERMS. $69,900. 2 perennial streams. Gated legal access. Seller terms w/20% down. Easy year around potential. Off the grid. Great southern exposure. Twite Realty • Mark Twite • 406-880-1956 •
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NHN Weber Butte Trail. 60 acre ranch in Corvallis with sweeping Bitterroot views. $800,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com NW Montana Real Estate. Several large acreage parcels. Company owned. Bordered by National Forest. Timber. Water. Tu n g s t e n h o l d i n g s . c o m . (406)293-3714
COMMERCIAL 3106 West Broadway. 20,000 sq.ft. lot with 6568 sq.ft. building with office, retail & warehouse space. Zoned M1-2. $810,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.com
OUT OF TOWN 122 Ranch Creek Road. 3294 sq.ft. home on 37+ acres in Rock Creek. Bordered by Lolo National Forest on 3 sides. $1,400,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 1476 Eastside Highway, Corvallis. Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath with barn & greenhouse on 7 fenced acres. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Lolo home. $255,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $190,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home on .47 acre lot. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Florence home on 4.85 acres. $279,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 BEDROOM HOME ON 12+ACRES. $349,900. Bring the Horses! Well kept home, 45x60 shop. All irrigated land. Less than an hour to Missoula. 2 story home. Incredible views and plenty of solitude. Twite Realty • Mark Twite • 406880-1956 • NewHomes@Montana.com • www.marktwite.com 82 Wildwood Lane, Stevensville. 3 bed, 2 bath manufactured home on over 4.5 acres near Bitterroot River. $175,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 7288270 glasgow@montana.com Hot Springs 205 E Street, Hot Springs. Super-efficient 1 bed, 1bath. $139,000. KD 240-
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Hot Springs 215 Spring Street, Hot Springs. Located in a beautiful mountain valley, Hot Springs is home to a magical place called Towanda Gardens. $145,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Six Mile Huson 17430 Six Mile Road, Huson. Stunning property with beautiful land and views. 3 bed, 1.5 bath early 1900’s well maintained farmhouse. Yard features a massive raspberry patch and many fruit trees! $235,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
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